- the act of a person or thing that kills.
- the total game killed on a hunt.
- a quick and unusually large profit or financial gain: We would all like to win the lottery or make a killing in the stock market.
- fatal; deadly: Tuberculosis was a killing disease well into the 20th century, and society found itself with few remedies.
- exhausting: An ever-expanding workload is imperceptible at first, but eventually we're operating at a killing pace.
- irresistibly funny.
- very attractive or fascinating: The actress is known for her outstanding beauty and killing smile.
- very tiring; exhausting
- extremely funny; hilarious
- causing death; fatal
- the act of causing death; slaying
- a sudden stroke of success, usually financial, as in speculations on the stock market (esp in the phrase make a killing)
