kill
kil
- n the act of terminating a life
- n the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
the pilot reported two kills during the mission - v cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank
The farmer killed a pig for the holidays - v thwart the passage of
kill a motion - v end or extinguish by forceful means
- v be fatal
cigarettes kill
drunken driving kills - v be the source of great pain for
These new shoes are killing me! - v overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
The comedian was so funny, he was killing me! - v hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
She killed the ball - v hit with great force
He killed the ball - v deprive of life
AIDS has killed thousands in Africa - v cause the death of, without intention
She was killed in the collision of three cars - v drink down entirely
She killed a bottle of brandy that night - v mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
kill these lines in the President's speech - v tire out completely
The daily stress of her work is killing her - v cause to cease operating
kill the engine - v destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods
- For India's langur monkeys, infanticide works In his classic work On Aggression, Nobel Laureate Konrad Lorenz argued that man is the only species that regularly kills.
- EL SALVADORThe leftist offensive is not final, after all In the tiny, crowded killing ground that is El Salvador, 10,000 people died by violence last year.
- Those IEDs used a molten ball of copper to punch through the armor of American vechicles to kill or main the passengers.