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killed definition
killed |
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 -------------- 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 killed semiskilled skilled unskilled 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")
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