kill
/ˈkɪl/noun, verb1 syllable
Kill means: drink down entirely.
Synonyms for kill31
noun, as in the act of terminating a life
verb, as in thwart the passage of
verb, as in mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
verb, as in end or extinguish by forceful means
What does kill mean?18
verb
drink down entirely“He downed three martinis before dinner”
thwart the passage of“kill a motion”
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase“kill these lines in the President's speech”
end or extinguish by forceful means“Stamp out poverty!”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly“This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank”
be fatal“cigarettes kill”
be the source of great pain for“These new shoes are killing me!”
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration“The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!”
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games“She killed the ball”
hit with great force“He killed the ball”
deprive of life“AIDS has killed thousands in Africa”
cause the death of, without intention“She was killed in the collision of three cars”
tire out completely“The daily stress of her work is killing her”
cause to cease operating“kill the engine”
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in“Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods”
noun
the act of terminating a life
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile“the pilot reported two kills during the mission”
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with kill?36
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Kill in a sentence
- I would like to kill time with you, against me.Scott
- If you say that to your mother, she'll kill you!CM
- I cannot kill a mouse, let alone a little bird.Amastan
- Gods don't kill people, people with gods kill people.deniko
- If you can kill your enemy, do it, if not, make him your friend.Scott
- While we're thinking about how to kill time, time kills us.AlanF_US
- After you kill the sheep, you'll have to skin it._undertoad
- If you don't kill them, they'll kill you.FeuDRenais
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Forms of kill
as a noun
- plural
- kills
as a verb
- past tense
- killed
- present participle
- killing
- third-person singular
- kills
- past participle
- killed