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Overview of noun killing

The noun killing has 3 senses



Overview of verb kill

The verb kill has 15 senses


  • kill -- (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")

  • kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out -- (thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal")

  • stamp out, kill -- (end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!")

  • kill -- (be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills")

  • kill -- (be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!")

  • kill -- (overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!")

  • kill -- (hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball")

  • kill -- (hit with great force; "He killed the ball")

  • kill -- (deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa")

  • kill -- (cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars")

  • toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill -- (drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work")

  • kill, obliterate, wipe out -- (mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech")

  • kill -- (tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her")

  • kill -- (cause to cease operating; "kill the engine")

  • kill -- (destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods")


Overview of adj killing

The adj killing has 1 sense


  • killing, sidesplitting -- (very funny; "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics")