ENGLISH: kill - CREOLE: touye



Overview of noun kill



The noun kill has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (3) killing, kill, putting to death -- (the act of terminating a life)

2. (1) kill -- (the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission")



Overview of verb kill



The verb kill has 15 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)



1. (103) kill -- (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")

2. (1) kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out -- (thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal")

3. (1) kill -- (cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars")

4. (1) stamp out, kill -- (end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!")

5. kill -- (be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills")

6. kill -- (be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!")

7. kill -- (overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!")

8. kill -- (hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball")

9. kill -- (hit with great force; "He killed the ball")

10. kill -- (deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa")

11. toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill -- (drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work")

12. kill, obliterate, wipe out -- (mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech")

13. kill -- (tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her")

14. kill -- (cause to cease operating; "kill the engine")

15. kill -- (destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods")

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