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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'kill' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions kill noun  The act of killing. The assassin liked to make a clean , and thus favored small arms over explosives. Specifically, the death blow. The hunter delivered the with a pistol shot to the head. The result of killing; that which has been killed. The fox dragged its back to its den. Translations:  Dutch: moord , prooi (animal) French: tuage German: Beute(de, Opfer, n}}, {{t+, de)f Italian: uccisione(it)f verb  To put to death; to extinguish life. Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined. There is conclusive evidence that smoking kills. (transitive) To render inoperative. He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting. (transitive) To stop, cease, or render void. The editor decided to the story. ''The news that a hurricane had destroyed our beach house killed our plans to sell it. (context, transitive, figurative) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate. That night, she was dressed to . That joke always kills me. (transitive) To tell off severely. My boss will me if I'm late. When she finally got home her dad just about killed her. (transitive) To use up or to waste. I'm just doing this to time. Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer. (context, transitive, figurative) To overpower or overwhelm. The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations. (transitive) To force a company out of business. Translations:  Dutch: doden(nl) French: tuer(fr) German: totschlagen (time), killen (informal: alcohol) Italian: sopprimere(it) Spanish: matar(es)        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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