kill

Speech parts

1. kill - Noun

2. kill - Verb

3. Kill - Proper noun

Meaning

A kiln.

A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills; -- used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.

To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay.

To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill the sale of a book.

To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind.

To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; as, alkali kills acid.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

slay murder assassinate butcher destroy slaughter dispatch liquidate wipe out bump off end defeat killing finish eliminate
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Antonyms

hunter quicken support form make help
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Hypernyms

tucker end body cut turn-out hit

Hyponyms

lynch pip sabre tomahawk fry death

Phrases with the word

dressed to kill kill switch kill time kill two birds with one stone If Looks Could Kill kill-to-death ratio

Derivatives

killed killing

Examples

He downed three martinis before dinner Source: Internet

She killed a bottle of brandy that night Source: Internet

They popped a few beer after work Source: Internet

kill a motion Source: Internet

he shot down the student's proposal Source: Internet

the pilot reported two kills during the mission Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Kilkenny Kilkenny cat Kilker kill as a sacrifice kill by electric shock kill by inches