kill
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈkɪl/]
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1. kill (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
Example: Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and hard drugs combined.
2. kill (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To render inoperative.
Example: He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.
3. kill (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
Example: The editor decided to kill the story.
4. kill (noun) — sense 4
Definition: The act of killing.
Example: The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.
5. kill (noun) — sense 5
Definition: Specifically, the death blow.
Example: The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head.
6. kill (noun) — sense 6
Definition: The result of killing; that which has been killed.
Example: The fox dragged its kill back to its den.
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