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Kill

/ˈkɪl/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of..

Definitions by Sense

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
(transitive) To render inoperative.
(transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
(transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.
(transitive or intransitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.
(transitive, figuratively) To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
(transitive) To use up or to waste.
(transitive, figuratively, informal) To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.

Example Sentences

Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and hard drugs combined.

A Troope of Horſe with Felt: Ile put't in proofe, / And when I haue ſtolne vpon theſe Son in Lawes, / Then kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill.

Stephano: Monſter, I will kill this man : his daughter and I will be King and Queene, ſave our Graces : and Trinculo and thy ſelfe ſhall be Vice-royes : […]

Fire ants circumvented the problem of an ineffective sting by having an unusual and highly effective venom that when daubed or sprayed on other ants penetrates their waxy protective integumental barrier and kills or disables them.

Indeed, referring to his drone murder extermination campaign Obama bragged: "I'm really good at killing people!" Those are Obama's own words!

As the country reckons with how to prevent more children from being killed at school, the legacies of the Parkland victims live on.

After all, improving road safety has become a widely endorsed cause because nobody wants to kill, or be killed, in a road accident.

In announcing the review, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new health secretary, said in a statement that “antisemitism — like racism — is a spiritual and moral malady that sickens societies and kills people with lethalities comparable to history’s most deadly plagues.”

Word Forms

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Use kill when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does kill mean?

Kill means (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of..

What is a synonym for kill?

Common synonyms include assassinate, bump off, dispatch, drill.

What is the opposite of kill?

Possible antonyms include save, rescue, resurrect, revive.

How do you use kill in a sentence?

Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and hard drugs combined.

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Definitions by Sense

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

(transitive) To render inoperative.

(transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.

(transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.

(transitive or intransitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.

(transitive, figuratively) To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

(transitive) To use up or to waste.

(transitive, figuratively, informal) To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.

Example Sentences

Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and hard drugs combined.

A Troope of Horſe with Felt: Ile put't in proofe, / And when I haue ſtolne vpon theſe Son in Lawes, / Then kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill.

Stephano: Monſter, I will kill this man : his daughter and I will be King and Queene, ſave our Graces : and Trinculo and thy ſelfe ſhall be Vice-royes : […]

Fire ants circumvented the problem of an ineffective sting by having an unusual and highly effective venom that when daubed or sprayed on other ants penetrates their waxy protective integumental barrier and kills or disables them.

Indeed, referring to his drone murder extermination campaign Obama bragged: "I'm really good at killing people!" Those are Obama's own words!

As the country reckons with how to prevent more children from being killed at school, the legacies of the Parkland victims live on.

After all, improving road safety has become a widely endorsed cause because nobody wants to kill, or be killed, in a road accident.

In announcing the review, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new health secretary, said in a statement that “antisemitism — like racism — is a spiritual and moral malady that sickens societies and kills people with lethalities comparable to history’s most deadly plagues.”

Frequently Asked Questions

What does kill mean?

Kill means (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of..

What is a synonym for kill?

Common synonyms include assassinate, bump off, dispatch, drill.

What is the opposite of kill?

Possible antonyms include save, rescue, resurrect, revive.

How do you use kill in a sentence?

Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and hard drugs combined.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.