to kill
∞
1.0
- verb
- /kɪl/
- NSFW
:
matar
- This is like the day after he killed Ellenberger.
- kill people
- kill or injure
- shot and killed
And for the retaliation, he'd have to kill five guys.
- And for the retaliation, he'd have to kill five guys.
- And so when his brother got killed, he was destroyed.
- And Cain, instead of changing, kills Abel, right?
- This is like the day after he killed Ellenberger.
- But he did not kill Mandelstam, not yet.
- That's why we're the only species that kills itself, right?
- Cain rebels against God, kills his brother Abel.
- Should he have been killed and and overthrown?
- How many people will be killed, in this case Iranians?
- Are you going to kill a cousin of mine?
- If he screws up, the White Counsel will kill him, right?
Examples
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The hunter had to kill the wounded bear to prevent further suffering.
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My father-in-law was shot and killed while at work.
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Over half a million people killed in that campaign.
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Always forward, always attack, kill and only kill.
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But what I want you to do is to kill him and marry me.
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I thought you said not to kill anybody you know?
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Then two weeks later, he is killed on a train.
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That virus is trying to kill the soldiers, right?
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In addition, in January 2007, five penguins were killed on the road by tourist traffic.
Academic text (2008) -
Hundreds of police have been feloniously killed with firearms over the past decade.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
∞
1.8
Fire a gun at a person or animal to try to kill
∞
3.0
To kill someone on purpose in an illegal way
653
8.8
To kill someone as part of a plan, often by hired people
294
6.1
To put someone to death as a legal punishment
197
4.6
Put an animal to death because it is seriously ill or dangerous
94
5.5
To kill an animal to stop its suffering
62
7.5
To kill someone on purpose
60
3.9
To kill animals for food in large numbers
60
5.4
To kill someone illegally
58
9.9
To kill someone on purpose, usually by a criminal group
53
7.9
Cut off the head of a person or animal
46
7.6
To kill someone as a legal punishment
44
4.8
Destroy almost all members of a group, like a type of animal or product
27
9.9
To kill someone on purpose
22
8.5
Causing a person or animal to die without pain to stop suffering
13
7.7
To kill a person or animal quickly on purpose
9
8.3
To kill or seriously hurt someone to remove a threat
1
9.5
To kill someone on purpose
To cause a painless death to stop a person or animal from suffering
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
5
6.2
To end a pleasant situation suddenly by saying or doing something awkward that makes people feel bad
To destroy a steady source of income by greedy short-term choices
- Literature
To remove parts of your writing that you love to make it clearer
Phrasal Verbs
- Slang
To try to get the last hit on an enemy after another player did most fighting
Compounds
- Jargon
Taking the final hit on an enemy in a game so another player does not get the kill
- NSFW
A plan that makes people or machines stop working without causing death and without causing damage
How Deadly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kill comes from Old English cwellan, which meant 'to kill' or 'to torment', so the main idea today — causing the death of a person, animal, or other living thing — is the same as long ago.