Main entry: kill
Definition: the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
Usage: the pilot reported two kills during the mission
Main entry: kill, killing, putting to death
Definition: the act of terminating a life
Definition: end or extinguish by forceful means
Usage: Stamp out poverty!
Main entry: kill
Definition: destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
Usage: Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods
Main entry: kill
Definition: cause to cease operating
Usage: kill the engine
Main entry: kill
Definition: tire out completely
Usage: The daily stress of her work is killing her
Main entry: wipe out, obliterate, kill
Definition: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
Usage: kill these lines in the President's speech
Main entry: toss off, down, drink down, belt down, bolt down, pop, pour down, kill
Definition: drink down entirely
Usage: He downed three martinis before dinner; She killed a bottle of brandy that night; They popped a few beer after work
Main entry: kill
Definition: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Usage: This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank; The farmer killed a pig for the holidays
Main entry: kill
Definition: cause the death of, without intention
Usage: She was killed in the collision of three cars
Main entry: kill
Definition: deprive of life
Usage: AIDS has killed thousands in Africa
Main entry: kill
Definition: hit with great force
Usage: He killed the ball
Main entry: kill
Definition: hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
Usage: She killed the ball
Main entry: kill
Definition: overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
Usage: The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!
Main entry: kill
Definition: be the source of great pain for
Usage: These new shoes are killing me!
Main entry: vote down, vote out, defeat, shoot down, kill
Definition: thwart the passage of
Usage: kill a motion; he shot down the student's proposal
Main entry: kill
Definition: be fatal
Usage: cigarettes kill; drunken driving kills