kill

1 of 3

verb

ˈkil

killed; killing; kills

transitive verb

: to deprive of life : cause the death of

a disease that has killed thousands

He threatened to kill them.

b(1)

: to slaughter (an animal) for food

(2)

: to convert a food animal into (a kind of meat) by slaughtering

: to put an end to

kill competition

a change that could kill our chances for success

: defeat, veto

killed the amendment

: to mark for omission

also : delete

kill a quote

: annihilate, destroy

kill an enemy

: to destroy the vital or essential quality of

killed the pain with drugs

: to cause to stop

kill the motor

: to check the flow of current through

kill the lights

: to make a markedly favorable impression on

she killed the audience

: to get through uneventfully

kill time

also : to get through (the time of a penalty) without being scored on

kill a penalty

: to cause extreme pain to

My back is killing me.

: to tire almost to the point of collapse

has been killing herself to get the project done on time

: to hit (a shot) so hard in various games that a return is impossible

killed a backhand down the line

: to consume (something, such as a drink) totally

… killed his drink and held out the glass.

W. L. Gresham

killed two bottles of wine over dinner

intransitive verb

: to cause the death of a person, animal, or plant

a murderer who may kill again

an herbicide that kills on contact

if looks could kill

: to make a markedly favorable impression

was dressed to kill

killable

ˈki-lə-bəl How to pronounce kill (audio)

adjective

kill

2 of 3

noun (1)

: an act or instance of killing

an animal moving in for the kill

: a decisive act that conclusively secures something (such as a deal or win)

: something killed: such as

a(1)

: an animal shot in a hunt

(2)

: animals killed in a hunt, season, or particular period of time

: an enemy unit (such as an airplane or ship) destroyed by military action

: a return shot in any of various games (such as badminton, handball, or table tennis) that is too hard for an opponent to handle

kill

3 of 3

noun (2)

often capitalized

: channel, creek

—used chiefly in place names in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York

Kids Definition

kill 1 of 2

verb

ˈkil

killed; killing

: to end the life of : slay

… she still thought cold weather could kill you in a flash.

Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

: to put an end to

Aspirin will kill this headache.

: to use up

We still have time to kill.

: defeat entry 1 sense 2

Senators may kill a proposed law.

: to cause to become very tired

These long hours are killing me.

kill

2 of 2

noun

: an act of taking the life of a person or animal

The tiger moved in for the kill.

: an animal whose life has been taken

A lion is devouring its kill.

Choose the Right Synonym for kill

Verb

kill, murder, and assassinate mean to take the life of. kill doesn't specify the manner of death and can apply to the death of anything. An early frost killed the crops. There was a person killed in the accident. murder is used for the deliberate and unlawful killing of a person. He was arrested for murdering a rival. assassinate is usually used for the murder of an important person often for political reasons. There was a secret plan to assassinate the candidate.

killings

noun

plural of killing

as in profits

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

profits
gains
cleanups
payoffs
sales
windfalls
earnings
wages
salaries
payments
proceeds
revenues
bottom lines
incomes
emoluments
compensations
nets
lucre
remittals
interests
pays
grosses
yields
requitals

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

costs
expenses
losses
charges
expenditures
disbursements
outlays
outgoes

as in slayings

Synonyms & Similar Words

slayings
murders
massacres
homicides
manslaughters
slaughters
bloodbaths
butcheries
bloodsheds
deaths
carnages
bloodlettings
mortalities
holocausts
exterminations
foul play
assassinations
executions
annihilations
genocides
devastations
pogroms
destructions
decimations
eradications

单词	killings
释义	kill 1 of 3 verb ˈkil killed; killing; kills transitive verb 1 a : to deprive of life : cause the death of a disease that has killed thousands He threatened to kill them. b(1) : to slaughter (an animal) for food (2) : to convert a food animal into (a kind of meat) by slaughtering 2 a : to put an end to kill competition a change that could kill our chances for success b : defeat, veto killed the amendment c : to mark for omission also : delete kill a quote d : annihilate, destroy kill an enemy 3 a : to destroy the vital or essential quality of killed the pain with drugs b : to cause to stop kill the motor c : to check the flow of current through kill the lights 4 : to make a markedly favorable impression on she killed the audience 5 : to get through uneventfully kill time also : to get through (the time of a penalty) without being scored on kill a penalty 6 a : to cause extreme pain to My back is killing me. b : to tire almost to the point of collapse has been killing herself to get the project done on time 7 : to hit (a shot) so hard in various games that a return is impossible killed a backhand down the line 8 : to consume (something, such as a drink) totally … killed his drink and held out the glass. W. L. Gresham killed two bottles of wine over dinner intransitive verb 1 : to cause the death of a person, animal, or plant a murderer who may kill again an herbicide that kills on contact if looks could kill 2 : to make a markedly favorable impression was dressed to kill killable ˈki-lə-bəl adjective kill 2 of 3 noun (1) 1 a : an act or instance of killing an animal moving in for the kill b : a decisive act that conclusively secures something (such as a deal or win) 2 : something killed: such as a(1) : an animal shot in a hunt (2) : animals killed in a hunt, season, or particular period of time b : an enemy unit (such as an airplane or ship) destroyed by military action c : a return shot in any of various games (such as badminton, handball, or table tennis) that is too hard for an opponent to handle kill 3 of 3 noun (2) often capitalized : channel, creek —used chiefly in place names in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York Synonyms Verb carry off claim croak [slang] destroy dispatch do in fell slay take See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The disease has killed thousands of people. Three people were killed in the accident. a chemical that kills weeds a disease that can kill taking drugs to kill the pain Despite protests, the mayor killed the program. The committee killed the bill. This delay has killed our chances of finishing the project on schedule. She told him to kill the lights. See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun (1) Middle English, perhaps from Old English cyllan; akin to Old English cwellan* to kill — more at quell Noun (2) Dutch kil First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun (1) 1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun (2) 1669, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing kill eat up/run out/kill the clock if looks could kill, I'd be dead right now fit to kill kill oneself kill two birds with one stone kill (the) time kill (someone) with kindness would it kill you shoot to kill winter-kill no-kill would kill for would kill one kill off dressed to kill move in for the kill kill the golden goose kill the clock See More eat up/run out/kill the clock if looks could kill, I'd be dead right now fit to kill kill oneself kill two birds with one stone kill (the) time kill (someone) with kindness would it kill you shoot to kill winter-kill no-kill would kill for would kill one kill off dressed to kill move in for the kill kill the golden goose kill the clock See More Kids Definition kill 1 of 2 verb ˈkil killed; killing 1 : to end the life of : slay … she still thought cold weather could kill you in a flash. Christopher Paul Curtis, The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 2 : to put an end to Aspirin will kill this headache. 3 : to use up We still have time to kill. 4 : defeat entry 1 sense 2 Senators may kill a proposed law. 5 : to cause to become very tired These long hours are killing me. kill 2 of 2 noun 1 : an act of taking the life of a person or animal The tiger moved in for the kill. 2 : an animal whose life has been taken A lion is devouring its kill. Choose the Right Synonym for kill Verb kill, murder, and assassinate mean to take the life of. kill doesn't specify the manner of death and can apply to the death of anything. An early frost killed the crops. There was a person killed in the accident. murder is used for the deliberate and unlawful killing of a person. He was arrested for murdering a rival. assassinate is usually used for the murder of an important person often for political reasons. There was a secret plan to assassinate the candidate. killings noun plural of killing 1 as in profits Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance profits gains cleanups payoffs sales windfalls earnings wages salaries payments proceeds revenues bottom lines incomes emoluments compensations nets lucre remittals interests pays grosses yields requitals Antonyms & Near Antonyms costs expenses losses charges expenditures disbursements outlays outgoes See More 2 as in slayings Synonyms & Similar Words slayings murders massacres homicides manslaughters slaughters bloodbaths butcheries bloodsheds deaths carnages bloodlettings mortalities holocausts exterminations foul play assassinations executions annihilations genocides devastations pogroms destructions decimations eradications
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kill

verb

noun (1)

noun (2)

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Choose the Right Synonym for kill

noun