Kill (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object)
  1. to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay.
  2. to destroy; extinguish; do away with: His response killed our hopes.
  3. to destroy or neutralize the active qualities of: to kill an odor.
  4. to spoil the effect of: His extra brushwork killed the painting.
  5. to cause (time) to be consumed with seeming rapidity or with a minimum of boredom, especially by engaging in some easy activity or amusement of passing interest: I had to kill three hours before plane time.
  6. to spend (time) unprofitably: He killed ten good years on that job.
  7. to overcome completely or with irresistible effect: That comedian kills me.
  8. to muffle or deaden: This carpet kills the sound of footsteps.
  9. to cause distress or discomfort to: These new shoes are killing me.
  10. to tire completely; exhaust: The long hike killed us.
  11. to consume completely: They killed a bottle of bourbon between them.
  12. to cancel publication of (a word, paragraph, item, etc.), especially after it has been set in type.
  13. to defeat or veto (a legislative bill, etc.).
  14. to render (a circuit) dead.
  15. to stop the operation of (machinery, engines, etc.): He killed the motor and the car stopped.
  16. to hit (a ball) with such force that its return is impossible.
  17. Metallurgy.
    • to deoxidize (steel) before teeming into an ingot mold.
    • to eliminate springiness from (wire or the like).
    • to cold-roll (sheet metal) after final heat treatment in order to eliminate distortion.
  18. to prevent the opposing team from scoring in the course of (a penalty being served by a teammate or teammates).
verb (used without object)
  1. to inflict or cause death.
  2. to commit murder.
  3. to be killed.
  4. to overcome completely; produce an irresistible effect: dressed to kill.
  5. to feel a smarting pain, as from a minor accident; sting: I stubbed my little toe and that really kills.
noun
  1. the act of killing, especially game: The hounds moved in for the kill.
  2. an animal or animals killed.
  3. a number or quantity killed.
  4. an act or instance of hitting or destroying a target, especially an enemy aircraft.
  5. the target so hit or, especially, destroyed.
  6. kill shot.
Verb Phrases
  1. kill off,
    • to destroy completely; kill, especially successively or indiscriminately: The invaders killed off all the inhabitants of the town.
    • to extinguish; eliminate: The bus ride every day kills off all of my energy.
Idioms
  1. to overdo in one's efforts to be kind: The aunts would kill their nephews and nieces with kindness.
noun Chiefly New York State.
  1. a channel; creek; stream; river: used especially in placenames: Kill Van Kull.
verb (mainly tr)
  1. to cause the death of (a person or animal)
  2. to put an end to; destroy
  3. to make (time) pass quickly, esp while waiting for something
  4. to deaden (sound)
  5. to tire out; exhaust
  6. to cause to suffer pain or discomfort
  7. to cancel, cut, or delete
  8. to quash, defeat, or veto
  9. to switch off; stop
  10. to overcome with attraction, laughter, surprise, etc
  11. to consume (alcoholic drink) entirely
  12. to hit (a ball) so hard or so accurately that the opponent cannot return it
  13. to bring (a moving ball) under control; trap
  14. to overexert oneself
  15. to achieve two results with one action
noun
  1. the act of causing death, esp at the end of a hunt, bullfight, etc
  2. the animal or animals killed during a hunt
  3. the seasonal tally of stock slaughtered at a freezing works
  4. the destruction of a battleship, tank, etc
  5. present at the end or climax of some undertaking
noun
  1. a channel, stream, or river (chiefly as part of place names)
Kill (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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