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Verb (used with object)

to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay.
to destroy; do away with; extinguish
His response killed our hopes.
to destroy or neutralize the active qualities of
to kill an odor.
to spoil the effect of
His extra brushwork killed the painting.
to cause (time) to be consumed with seeming rapidity or with a minimum of boredom, esp. by engaging in some easy activity or amusement of passing interest
I had to kill three hours before plane time.
to spend (time) unprofitably
He killed ten good years on that job.
Informal . to overcome completely or with irresistible effect
That comedian kills me.
to muffle or deaden
This carpet kills the sound of footsteps.
Informal . to cause distress or discomfort to
These new shoes are killing me.
Informal . to tire completely; exhaust
The long hike killed us.
Informal . to consume completely
They killed a bottle of bourbon between them.
to cancel publication of (a word, paragraph, item, etc.), esp. after it has been set in type.
to defeat or veto (a legislative bill, etc.).
Electricity . to render (a circuit) dead.
to stop the operation of (machinery, engines, etc.)
He killed the motor and the car stopped.
Tennis . to hit (a ball) with such force that its return is impossible.
Metallurgy .
to deoxidize (steel) before teeming into an ingot mold.
to eliminate springiness from (wire or the like).
to cold-roll (sheet metal) after final heat treatment in order to eliminate distortion.
Ice Hockey . to prevent the opposing team from scoring in the course of (a penalty being served by a teammate or teammates).

Verb (used without object)

to inflict or cause death.
to commit murder.
to be killed.
to overcome completely; produce an irresistible effect
dressed to kill.
Slang . to feel a smarting pain, as from a minor accident; sting
I stubbed my little toe and that really kills.

Noun

the act of killing, esp. game
The hounds moved in for the kill.
an animal or animals killed.
a number or quantity killed.
an act or instance of hitting or destroying a target, esp. an enemy aircraft.
the target so hit or, esp., destroyed.
Sports . kill shot. ?

Verb phrase

kill off,
to destroy completely; kill, esp. successively or indiscriminately
The invaders killed off all the inhabitants of the town.
Informal . to extinguish; eliminate
The bus ride every day kills off all of my energy.

Idiom

kill with kindness
to overdo in one's efforts to be kind
The aunts would kill their nephews and nieces with kindness.

Antonyms

verb
bear , create , give birth , begin , initiate , start , turn on

Synonyms

verb
annihilate , asphyxiate , assassinate , crucify , dispatch , do away with * , do in * , drown , dump , electrocute , eradicate , erase * , execute , exterminate , extirpate , finish , garrote , get * , guillotine , hang , hit * , immolate , liquidate , lynch , massacre , murder , neutralize , obliterate , off * , poison , polish off * , put away * , put to death , rub out * , sacrifice , slaughter , slay , smother , snuff , strangle , suffocate , waste * , wipe out * , x-out , zap * , annul , cease , counteract , deaden , defeat , extinguish , forbid , halt , negative , nix * , nullify , prohibit , quash , quell , recant , refuse , revoke , ruin , scotch , shut off , stifle , still , stop , suppress , turn out , veto , carry off , cut down , cut off , destroy , abolish , blot out , clear , erase , remove , root , rub out , snuff out , stamp out , uproot , wipe out , dawdle , fiddle away , trifle away , waste , while , wile , blast , burke , butcher , cancel , croak , cull , decapitate , decimate , despatch , do in , numb , shoot , silence
noun
brook , creek

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