Word Information

Killing

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Definitions for Killing

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

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