American English pronunciation
How to pronounce killed
IPA transcription: ['kɪld]
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Verb
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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”
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thwart the passage of
“kill a motion”
“he shot down the student's proposal”
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end or extinguish by forceful means
“Stamp out poverty!”
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drink down entirely
“He downed three martinis before dinner”
“She killed a bottle of brandy that night”
“They popped a few beer after work”
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mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
“kill these lines in the President's speech”
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be fatal
“cigarettes kill”
“drunken driving kills”
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be the source of great pain for
“These new shoes are killing me!”
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overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
“The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!”
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hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
“She killed the ball”
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hit with great force
“He killed the ball”
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deprive of life
“AIDS has killed thousands in Africa”
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cause the death of, without intention
“She was killed in the collision of three cars”
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tire out completely
“The daily stress of her work is killing her”
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cause to cease operating
“kill the engine”
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destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
“Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods”
Usage examples
- He is killed in his sleep by the protagonist, Macbeth.
- Zarathos was later turned into stone and killed.
- Wheatley was subsequently killed while defending his comrade.
- Had it struck squarely it would have killed him.
- The two persons on board were killed.
- The attack's commander, Captain James Dalyell, was one of those killed.
- Whoever killed it won the game and took home the chicken.
- Radiologist Elliot Fishman concluded that she was killed by blunt trauma to the head.
- The majority of those killed were children.
- Curiosity killed the cat; Satisfaction brought it back.