to kill
- verb
- /kɪl/
- Informal
- But as far as something like this... The only thing he's ever killed is a bottle of brandy.
We'd do, I mean, we'd, I'd kill it on booze, but that's, yeah, Shane's destroying it right now.
- We'd do, I mean, we'd, I'd kill it on booze, but that's, yeah, Shane's destroying it right now.
Examples
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He managed to kill the entire bottle of wine in one night with his friends.
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But when you kill a bottle of vodka in three swigs, you'll talk.
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Yeah, you really killed the glass.
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So he drank the next time to kill whatever remained.
Fiction book (1997) -
Justin killed the bottle, pouring it for a third time.
Fiction book (1999) -
At the party, she decided to kill the vodka and show everyone how tough she was.
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After a long day, he wanted to kill the beers he had in the fridge in one go.
Synonyms
To finish all the liquid in a cup or bottle so nothing is left
To drink an alcoholic drink quickly
Eat or drink something quickly and completely
To drink all of a glass or bottle quickly in one go
To drink alcohol very quickly in one go
To empty a glass quickly in one long gulp
To drink a whole glass quickly, often of alcohol
To drink quickly, often alcohol
To eat or drink very quickly, often without chewing
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the slang use of kill meaning 'drink all of' is to think of 'finishing off' the bottle — you 'kill' it by drinking every drop in one go.