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IPA transcription: ['kɪlɪŋ]
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Noun
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the act of terminating a life
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an event that causes someone to die
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a very large profit
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”
Adjective
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very funny
“a killing joke”
“sidesplitting antics”
Usage examples
- The round is intended to disable the person without killing them.
- It’s like killing two birds with one stone.
- Helena goes after the Triad, killing its leader.
- As they try to flee, William accidentally shoots Annabelle, killing her instantly.
- When this fails, he exiles her to the planet's inhospitable surface, killing her.
- Nagisa then delivers the final blow herself, killing Cobalt in the process.
- After killing the murderer, Sharp is sentenced to seven years in prison.
- The events were the first killings of Bloody Sunday.
- Honor killing is almost always premeditated, or thought out before the act takes place.
- It deals with the problem of honour killings.