Kill definition

Kill as a verb

1. cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

   "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"

2. thwart the passage of

   "kill a motion"

   Same sense: vote out, vote down, shoot down, defeat

3. end or extinguish by forceful means

   Same sense: stamp out

4. be fatal

   "cigarettes kill"

5. be the source of great pain for

   "These new shoes are killing me!"

6. overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration

   "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"

7. hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games

   "She killed the ball"

8. hit with great force

   "He killed the ball"

9. deprive of life

   "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"

10. cause the death of, without intention

    "She was killed in the collision of three cars"

11. drink down entirely

    "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"

    Same sense: down, pop, drink down, belt down, pour down, bolt down, toss off

12. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

    "kill these lines in the President's speech"

    Same sense: wipe out, obliterate

13. tire out completely

    "The daily stress of her work is killing her"

14. cause to cease operating

    "kill the engine"

15. destroy a vitally essential quality of or in

    "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"

Kill as a noun

16. the act of terminating a life

    Same sense: killing, putting to death

17. the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile

    "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"

18. the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal

Synonyms and antonyms

• vote out
• vote down
• shoot down
• defeat
• stamp out
• down
• pop
• drink down
• belt down
• pour down
• bolt down
• toss off
• wipe out
• obliterate
• killing
• putting to death

How to say kill

Kill has 1 syllable and rhymes with will. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with kill

• will
• still
• until
• bill
• hill
• till
• ill
• fill
• brazil
• skill
• mill
• chill

KILL in word games

Scrabble

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Words With Friends

10

Anagrams

0

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