kill
1. the act of terminating a life (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
killing, putting to death
• Derivationally related forms:
kill (for: killing)
• Hypernyms:
termination, ending, conclusion
• Hyponyms:
deathblow, coup de grace, death, euthanasia, mercy killing,
homicide, dispatch, despatch, fell, suicide, self-destruction,
self-annihilation, slaughter, poisoning, suffocation, asphyxiation, sacrifice,
sacrifice, electrocution, decapitation, beheading, genocide,
race murder, racial extermination
2. the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile (Freq. 1)
- the pilot reported two kills during the mission
• Hypernyms:
destruction, devastation
1. cause to die;
put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (Freq. 103)
- This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank
- The farmer killed a pig for the holidays
• See Also:
kill off
• Derivationally related forms:
killable, killer, killing
• Hyponyms:
eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out,
decimate, carry off, drown, massacre, slaughter, mow down,
erase, butcher, poison, stone, lapidate, commit suicide,
dispatch, zap, vaporize, sacrifice, take off, tomahawk,
destroy, put down, saber, sabre, overlie, overlay,
brain, put away, put to sleep, neutralize, neutralise, liquidate,
waste, knock off, do in, exterminate, kill off, smother,
asphyxiate, suffocate, strangle, strangulate, throttle, decapitate,
behead, decollate, impale, stake, dismember, martyr,
shed blood, murder, slay, hit, bump off, off,
polish off, remove, assassinate, execute, put to death, draw,
draw, draw and quarter, lynch, shoot, pip,
electrocute, fry
• Cause:
die, decease, perish, go, exit,
pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm,
buy the farm, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke,
croak, snuff it
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- They want to kill the prisoners
2. thwart the passage of (Freq. 1)
- kill a motion
- he shot down the student's proposal
• Syn:
shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out
• Derivationally related forms:
defeat (for: defeat)
• Hypernyms:
veto, blackball, negative
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. end or extinguish by forceful means (Freq. 1)
- Stamp out poverty!
• Syn:
stamp out
• Hypernyms:
end, terminate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. be fatal
- cigarettes kill
- drunken driving kills
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. be the source of great pain for
- These new shoes are killing me!
• Derivationally related forms:
killer
• Hypernyms:
hurt, ache, suffer
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
6. overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
- The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!
• Hypernyms:
overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
7. hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
- She killed the ball
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. hit with great force
- He killed the ball
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
9. deprive of life
- AIDS has killed thousands in Africa
• Hyponyms:
strike down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
10. cause the death of, without intention
- She was killed in the collision of three cars
• Derivationally related forms:
killer, killing
• Hyponyms:
electrocute
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
11. drink down entirely
- He downed three martinis before dinner
- She killed a bottle of brandy that night
- They popped a few beer after work
• Syn:
toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down,
down, drink down
• Hypernyms:
drink, imbibe
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
12. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
- kill these lines in the President's speech
• Syn:
obliterate, wipe out
• Derivationally related forms:
wipeout (for: wipe out), obliterable (for: obliterate), obliteration (for: obliterate)
• Hypernyms:
take away, take out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
13. tire out completely
- The daily stress of her work is killing her
• Hypernyms:
exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
14. cause to cease operating
- kill the engine
• Hypernyms:
switch off, cut, turn off, turn out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
15. destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
- Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods
• Hypernyms:
destroy, destruct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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