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kill


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  kill 
 
  2  of  15  senses  of  kill 
 
  Sense  1 
  kill 
  =>  eliminate,  annihilate,  extinguish,  eradicate,  wipe  out  decimate,  carry  off 
  =>  drown 
  =>  massacre,  slaughter,  mow  down 
  =>  erase,  wipe  out 
  =>  butcher,  slaughter 
  =>  poison 
  =>  stone,  lapidate 
  =>  poison 
  =>  zap 
  =>  sacrifice 
  =>  take  off 
  =>  tomahawk 
  =>  destroy 
  =>  saber,  sabre 
  =>  overlie,  overlay 
  =>  brain 
  =>  put  away  put  to  sleep 
  =>  liquidate,  waste,  knock  off  do  in 
  =>  exterminate,  kill  off 
  =>  smother,  asphyxiate,  suffocate 
  =>  strangle,  strangulate,  throttle 
  =>  decapitate,  behead 
  =>  impale,  stake 
  =>  dismember 
  =>  martyr 
  =>  murder,  slay,  hit,  dispatch,  bump  off  polish  off  remove 
  =>  assassinate 
  =>  execute,  put  to  death 
  =>  draw,  quarter,  draw  and  quarter 
  =>  lynch 
  =>  shoot,  pip 
 
  Sense  10 
  kill 
  =>  strike  down 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  kill 
 
  2  of  15  senses  of  kill 
 
  Sense  1 
  kill 
  =>  eliminate,  annihilate,  extinguish,  eradicate,  wipe  out  decimate,  carry  off 
  =>  drown 
  =>  massacre,  slaughter,  mow  down 
  =>  erase,  wipe  out 
  =>  butcher,  slaughter 
  =>  chine 
  =>  poison 
  =>  stone,  lapidate 
  =>  poison 
  =>  zap 
  =>  sacrifice 
  =>  take  off 
  =>  tomahawk 
  =>  destroy 
  =>  saber,  sabre 
  =>  overlie,  overlay 
  =>  brain 
  =>  put  away  put  to  sleep 
  =>  liquidate,  waste,  knock  off  do  in 
  =>  exterminate,  kill  off 
  =>  smother,  asphyxiate,  suffocate 
  =>  strangle,  strangulate,  throttle 
  =>  garrotte,  garotte,  scrag 
  =>  decapitate,  behead 
  =>  guillotine 
  =>  impale,  stake 
  =>  dismember 
  =>  martyr 
  =>  murder,  slay,  hit,  dispatch,  bump  off  polish  off  remove 
  =>  burke 
  =>  execute 
  =>  assassinate 
  =>  execute,  put  to  death 
  =>  crucify 
  =>  electrocute,  fry 
  =>  burn 
  =>  hang,  string  up 
  =>  halter 
  =>  gibbet 
  =>  draw,  quarter,  draw  and  quarter 
  =>  lynch 
  =>  shoot,  pip 
  =>  flight 
  =>  pick  off 
 
  Sense  10 
  kill 
  =>  strike  down 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  kill 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  kill 
 
  15  senses  of  kill 
 
  Sense  1 
  kill 
  Also  See->  kill  off#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  kill,  defeat,  vote  down  vote  out 
  =>  veto,  blackball,  negative 
 
  Sense  3 
  kill 
 
  Sense  4 
  stamp  out  kill 
  =>  end  terminate 
 
  Sense  5 
  kill 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  6 
  kill 
  =>  hurt,  ache,  suffer 
 
  Sense  7 
  kill 
  =>  overwhelm,  overpower,  sweep  over  whelm,  overcome,  overtake 
 
  Sense  8 
  kill 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  9 
  kill 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  10 
  kill 
 
  Sense  11 
  toss  off  bolt  down  belt  down  pour  down  down  drink  down  kill 
  =>  drink,  imbibe 
 
  Sense  12 
  kill,  obliterate,  wipe  out 
  =>  take  away  take  out 
 
  Sense  13 
  kill 
 
  Sense  14 
  kill 
  =>  switch  off  cut,  turn  off  turn  out 
 
  Sense  15 
  kill 
  =>  destroy,  destruct 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  kill 
 
  kill  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  15) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  kill 
 
  Sense  1 
  kill 
 
  Sense  3 
  kill 
 
  Sense  10 
  kill 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  kill 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  9 
  kill 
  =>  hit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  13 
  kill 
 
  Sense  14 
  kill 
  =>  switch  off  cut,  turn  off  turn  out 
 
  Sense  15 
  kill 
  =>  destroy,  destruct 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  kill,  defeat,  vote  down  vote  out 
  =>  veto,  blackball,  negative 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  stamp  out  kill 
  =>  end  terminate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  kill 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  kill 
  =>  hurt,  ache,  suffer 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  kill 
  =>  overwhelm,  overpower,  sweep  over  whelm,  overcome,  overtake 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  toss  off  bolt  down  belt  down  pour  down  down  drink  down  kill 
  =>  drink,  imbibe 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  12 
  kill,  obliterate,  wipe  out 
  =>  take  away  take  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  kill 
  kill 
  killarney  fern 
  killdeer 
  killdeer  plover 
  killer 
  killer  bee 
  killer  t  cell 
  killer  whale 
  killifish 
  killing 
  killjoy 
  lambkill 
  overkill 
  skill 
  superior  skill 
 
  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,  defeat,  vote  down  vote  out  --  (thwart  the  passage  of  "kill  a  motion") 
  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,  in  sports;  "He  killed  the  ball") 
  10.  kill  --  (deprive  of  life;  "AIDS  has  killed  thousands  in  Africa") 
  11.  toss  off  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") 
  12.  kill,  obliterate,  wipe  out  --  (mark  for  deletion,  rub  off  or  erase,  as  of  writings;  "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") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  kill 
  dressed  to  kill 
  killable 
  killing 
 
  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,  defeat,  vote  down  vote  out  --  (thwart  the  passage  of  "kill  a  motion") 
  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,  in  sports;  "He  killed  the  ball") 
  10.  kill  --  (deprive  of  life;  "AIDS  has  killed  thousands  in  Africa") 
  11.  toss  off  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") 
  12.  kill,  obliterate,  wipe  out  --  (mark  for  deletion,  rub  off  or  erase,  as  of  writings;  "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") 



kill definition