Meaning of 'kill'

noun

the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile

Example: "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"

noun

the act of terminating a life

Synonyms: putting to death killing

verb

end or extinguish by forceful means

Synonyms: stamp out

verb

destroy a vitally essential quality of or in

Example: "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"

verb

cause to cease operating

Example: "kill the engine"

verb

tire out completely

Example: "The daily stress of my work is killing me."

verb

mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

Example: "kill these lines in the President's speech"

Synonyms: obliterate

verb

drink down entirely

Synonyms: down pop bolt down toss off belt down pour down drink down

verb

cause to die

verb

cause the death of, without intention

Example: "They were killed in the collision of three cars."

verb

deprive of life

Example: "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"

verb

hit with great force

Example: "I killed the ball."

verb

hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games

Example: "They killed the ball."

verb

overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration

Example: "The host's jokes were killing me!"

verb

be the source of great pain for

Example: "These new shoes are killing me!"

verb

thwart the passage of

Example: "kill a motion"

Synonyms: defeat shoot down vote down

verb

be fatal

Example: "cigarettes kill"