kill

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K0058600 (kĭl)v. killed, kill·ing, kills v.tr.1. a. To put to death: Who killed Julius Caesar?b. To deprive of life: Smallpox killed millions of people in the 1900s.2. To put an end to; extinguish: The rain killed our plans for a picnic.3. a. To destroy a vitally essential quality in: Too much garlic killed the taste of the meat.b. To cause to cease operating; turn off: killed the motor.c. To tire out completely; exhaust: "The trip to work, and the boredom and nervousness of jobs, kills men" (Jimmy Breslin).4. To pass (time) in aimless activity: killed a few hours before the flight by sightseeing.5. To consume entirely; finish off: kill a bottle of brandy.6. Sports To prevent the opposing team from scoring on a power play during (a penalty), as in ice hockey.7. To cause extreme pain or discomfort to: My shoes are killing me.8. To mark for deletion; rule out: killed the story.9. To thwart passage of; veto: kill a congressional bill.10. Informal To overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration: The outstanding finale killed the audience.11. Sports a. To hit (a ball) with great force.b. To hit (a ball) with such force as to make a return impossible, as in volleyball.v.intr.1. To cause death or extinction; be fatal.2. Informal To make such a strong impression as to overcome: dress to kill.3. Informal To be very painful or uncomfortable.n.1. The act of killing.2. a. An animal killed, especially in hunting.b. A person killed or to be killed: "Infantrymen ... had seen too many kills suddenly get up and run away or shoot at them as they approached" (Nelson DeMille).c. An event in which large numbers of individuals are killed: a fish kill.d. The act of attacking and destroying an enemy aircraft, vessel, or missile.3. Sports In games such as volleyball and tennis, a shot that is so forcefully hit that it cannot be returned.Phrasal Verb: kill off To destroy in large numbers, often to the point of extinction.Idiom: in at/on the kill Present at the moment of triumph.

[Middle English killen, perhaps from Old English *cyllan; see g^welə- in Indo-European roots.]

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K0058600 (kĭl)n. New York State See creek. See Note at run.

[Dutch kil, from Middle Dutch kille.]

kill

(kɪl) vb (mainly tr) 1. (also intr; when tr, sometimes foll by off) to cause the death of (a person or animal)2. to put an end to; destroy: to kill someone's interest. 3. to make (time) pass quickly, esp while waiting for something4. to deaden (sound)5. informal to tire out; exhaust: the effort killed him. 6. informal to cause to suffer pain or discomfort: my shoes are killing me. 7. informal to cancel, cut, or delete: to kill three lines of text. 8. informal to quash, defeat, or veto: the bill was killed in the House of Lords. 9. informal to switch off; stop: to kill a motor. 10. (also intr) informal to overcome with attraction, laughter, surprise, etc: she was dressed to kill; his gags kill me. 11. slang to consume (alcoholic drink) entirely: he killed three bottles of rum. 12. (General Sporting Terms) sport to hit (a ball) so hard or so accurately that the opponent cannot return it13. (Soccer) soccer to bring (a moving ball) under control; trap14. kill oneself informal to overexert oneself: don't kill yourself. 15. kill two birds with one stone to achieve two results with one actionn16. the act of causing death, esp at the end of a hunt, bullfight, etc17. the animal or animals killed during a hunt18. NZ the seasonal tally of stock slaughtered at a freezing works19. (Military) the destruction of a battleship, tank, etc20. in at the kill present at the end or climax of some undertaking[C13 cullen; perhaps related to Old English cwellan to kill; compare German (Westphalian dialect) küllen; see quell]

kill

(kɪl) n (Physical Geography) US a channel, stream, or river (chiefly as part of place names)[C17: from Middle Dutch kille; compare Old Norse kīll small bay, creek]

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(kɪl)
v.t. 1. to deprive of life; cause the death of; slay. 2. to destroy; do away with; extinguish. 3. to 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 pass with a minimum of boredom. 6. to spend (time) unprofitably. 7. Informal. to overcome completely or with irresistible effect: That comedian kills me. 8. Informal. to cause distress or discomfort to. 9. Informal. to tire completely; exhaust. 10. Informal. to consume completely: They killed a bottle of bourbon. 11. to cancel publication of (a word, item, etc.), esp. after it has been set in type. 12. to defeat or veto (a legislative bill, etc.). 13. to turn off; switch off: to kill the lights; to kill an engine. 14. to hit (a tennis ball, volleyball, etc.) with such force that its return is impossible. v.i. 15. to inflict or cause death. 16. to commit murder. 17. to be killed. 18. to overcome completely; produce an irresistible effect: dressed to kill. 19. Informal. to feel a smarting pain, as from a minor accident; sting. 20. kill off, to destroy completely. n. 21. the act of killing, esp. game. 22. an animal or animals killed. 23. an act or instance of destroying a target, esp. an enemy aircraft. [1175–1225; Middle English cullen, killen, Old English *cyllan; akin to Frisian küllen to vex, strike, Old High German chollen to vex, kill; compare quell] kill′a•ble, adj.

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(kɪl)

n. Chiefly New York State. a channel; creek; stream; river: used esp. in place names. [1660–70; < Dutch kil, Middle Dutch kille channel]

Kill

the carcasses of birds or animals killed by a sportsman. See also bag.

kill

Past participle: killed
Gerund: killing

Imperative
kill
kill

Present
I kill
you kill
he/she/it kills
we kill
you kill
they kill

Preterite
I killed
you killed
he/she/it killed
we killed
you killed
they killed

Present Continuous
I am killing
you are killing
he/she/it is killing
we are killing
you are killing
they are killing

Present Perfect
I have killed
you have killed
he/she/it has killed
we have killed
you have killed
they have killed

Past Continuous
I was killing
you were killing
he/she/it was killing
we were killing
you were killing
they were killing

Past Perfect
I had killed
you had killed
he/she/it had killed
we had killed
you had killed
they had killed

Future
I will kill
you will kill
he/she/it will kill
we will kill
you will kill
they will kill

Future Perfect
I will have killed
you will have killed
he/she/it will have killed
we will have killed
you will have killed
they will have killed

Future Continuous
I will be killing
you will be killing
he/she/it will be killing
we will be killing
you will be killing
they will be killing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been killing
you have been killing
he/she/it has been killing
we have been killing
you have been killing
they have been killing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been killing
you will have been killing
he/she/it will have been killing
we will have been killing
you will have been killing
they will have been killing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been killing
you had been killing
he/she/it had been killing
we had been killing
you had been killing
they had been killing

Conditional
I would kill
you would kill
he/she/it would kill
we would kill
you would kill
they would kill

Past Conditional
I would have killed
you would have killed
he/she/it would have killed
we would have killed
you would have killed
they would have killed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kill - the act of terminating a life putting to death, killingending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"coup de grace, deathblow - the blow that kills (usually mercifully)death - the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"euthanasia, mercy killing - the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)homicide - the killing of a human being by another human beingdespatch, dispatch - killing a person or animalfell - the act of felling something (as a tree)self-annihilation, self-destruction, suicide - the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide"slaughter - the killing of animals (as for food)poisoning - the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to killsuffocation, asphyxiation - killing by depriving of oxygenritual killing, sacrifice - the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deityelectrocution - killing by electric shockbeheading, decapitation - killing by cutting off the headgenocide, race murder, racial extermination - systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
	2.	kill - the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
Verb	1.	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"annihilate, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, eliminate, carry off, extinguish - kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"decimate - kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armiesdrown - kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"massacre, mow down, slaughter - kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"erase, wipe out - remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"butcher, slaughter - kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"poison - kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband"lapidate, stone - kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock"poison - kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison"commit suicide - kill oneself; "the terminally ill patient committed suicide"dispatch - kill without delay; "the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators"vaporize, zap - kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens"kill - cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"sacrifice - kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"take off - prove fatal; "The disease took off"tomahawk - kill with a tomahawkdestroy, put down - put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"saber, sabre - kill with a saberoverlay, overlie - kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets"brain - kill by smashing someone's skullput to sleep, put away - kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"exterminate, kill off - kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"asphyxiate, suffocate, smother - deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"strangle, strangulate, throttle - kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"behead, decapitate, decollate - cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"impale, stake - kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"dismember - separate the limbs from the body; "the tiger dismembered the tourist"martyr - kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"shed blood - kill violently; "They will never stop shedding the blood of their enemies"murder, off, bump off, slay, polish off, dispatch, remove, hit - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"assassinate - murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"draw and quarter, quarter, draw - pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"lynch - kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"pip, shoot - kill by firing a missileelectrocute, fry - kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted"exterminate, kill off - kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"
	2.	kill - thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"vote down, vote out, defeat, shoot downnegative, veto, blackball - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"
	3.	kill - end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"stamp outterminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
	4.	kill - be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	5.	kill - be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"ache, hurt, suffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
	6.	kill - overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
	7.	kill - hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionhit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"kill - hit with great force; "He killed the ball"
	8.	kill - hit with great force; "He killed the ball"athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionhit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"kill - hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"
	9.	kill - deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"kill - cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"strike down - cause to die, especially suddenly; "The disease struck down many young men in the village"
	10.	kill - cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"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"kill - deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"electrocute - kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
	11.	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"belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, pour down, toss off, popdrink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
	12.	kill - mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"obliterate, wipe outtake away, take out - take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
	13.	kill - tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, beat - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"kill - cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"
	14.	kill - cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"kill - destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"kill - tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"switch off, turn off, turn out, cut - cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
	15.	kill - destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"kill - cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

kill

verb1. slay, murder, execute, slaughter, destroy, waste (informal), do in (slang), take out (slang), massacre, butcher, wipe out (informal), dispatch, cut down, erase, assassinate, eradicate, whack (informal), do away with, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), obliterate, knock off (slang), liquidate, decimate, annihilate, neutralize, exterminate, croak, mow down, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang), extirpate, wipe from the face of the earth (informal) More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces.2. (Informal) destroy, defeat, crush, scotch, still, stop, total (slang), ruin, halt, cancel, wreck, shatter, veto, suppress, dismantle, stifle, trash (slang), ravage, eradicate, smother, quash, quell, extinguish, annihilate, put paid to Public opinion may yet kill the proposal.3. deaden, reduce, check, dull, diminish, weaken, cushion, suppress, blunt, mute, stifle, paralyse, numb, lessen, alleviate, smother, dampen, muffle, abate, quieten, anaesthetize, benumb He was forced to take opium to kill the pain.4. (Informal) hurt, burn, smart, sting, ache, throb, be uncomfortable, be tender, be sore My feet are killing me.5. pass, spend, fill, waste, occupy, use up, while away We've got at least an hour to kill.6. (Informal) switch off, cut, stop, cut off, put out, shut down, turn off, extinguish Latovsky killed the lights and motor.noun1. killing, murder, massacre, slaughter, execution, dispatch, slaying, bloodshed, carnage, extermination, butchery After the kill they collect in an open space.kill yourself overexert yourself, do too much, drive yourself, burn the candle at both ends (informal), wear yourself out, strain yourself, knock yourself out, push yourself too hard, work yourself to death, overstrain yourself, overtire yourself, overwork yourself, overtax yourself Don't kill yourself trying to get this finished in time.Quotations
"Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill all and you are a God" [Jean Rostand Pensées d'un Biologiste]
"Thou shalt not kill" Bible: Exodus
"Thou shalt not kill; but needst not strive"
"Officiously, to keep alive" [Arthur Hugh Clough The Latest Decalogue]

kill¹

verb1. To cause the death of:carry off, cut down, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), slay.Slang: waste, zap.Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep.2. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:destroy, finish (off), liquidate, murder, slay.Informal: put away.Slang: bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap.3. To destroy all traces of:abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out.Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.4. To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work:dawdle (away), fiddle away, idle (away), trifle away, waste, while (away), wile (away).

kill²

nounChiefly Regional. A small stream:brook, creek.Chiefly Regional: branch, run.

Translations

杀死杀

kill

(kil) verb to cause the death of. He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight.杀死 noun an act of killing. The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.杀ˈkiller noun a person, animal etc that kills. There is a killer somewhere in the village; (also adjective) a killer disease.杀人者kill off to destroy completely. So many deer have been shot that the species has almost been killed off.消灭kill time to find something to do to use up spare time. I'm just killing time until I hear whether I've got a job or not.消磨时间

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→ 杀死zhCN

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Synonyms for kill

verb slay

Synonyms

slay
murder
execute
slaughter
destroy
waste
do in
take out
massacre
butcher
wipe out
dispatch
cut down
erase
assassinate
eradicate
whack
do away with
blow away
obliterate
knock off
liquidate
decimate
annihilate
neutralize
exterminate
croak
mow down
take (someone's) life
bump off
extirpate
wipe from the face of the earth

verb destroy

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destroy
defeat
crush
scotch
still
stop
total
ruin
halt
cancel
wreck
shatter
veto
suppress
dismantle
stifle
trash
ravage
eradicate
smother
quash
quell
extinguish
annihilate
put paid to

verb deaden

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deaden
reduce
check
dull
diminish
weaken
cushion
suppress
blunt
mute
stifle
paralyse
numb
lessen
alleviate
smother
dampen
muffle
abate
quieten
anaesthetize
benumb

verb hurt

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hurt
burn
smart
sting
ache
throb
be uncomfortable
be tender
be sore

verb pass

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pass
spend
fill
waste
occupy
use up
while away

verb switch off

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switch off
cut
stop
cut off
put out
shut down
turn off
extinguish

noun killing

Synonyms

killing
murder
massacre
slaughter
execution
dispatch
slaying
bloodshed
carnage
extermination
butchery

phrase kill yourself

Synonyms

overexert yourself
do too much
drive yourself
burn the candle at both ends
wear yourself out
strain yourself
knock yourself out
push yourself too hard
work yourself to death
overstrain yourself
overtire yourself
overwork yourself
overtax yourself

Synonyms for kill

verb to cause the death of

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carry off
cut down
cut off
destroy
dispatch
finish
slay
waste
zap

verb to take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully

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destroy
finish
liquidate
murder
slay
put away
bump off
do in
knock off
off
rub out
waste
wipe out
zap

verb to destroy all traces of

Synonyms

abolish
annihilate
blot out
clear
eradicate
erase
exterminate
extinguish
extirpate
liquidate
obliterate
remove
root
rub out
snuff out
stamp out
uproot
wipe out

verb to pass (time) without working or in avoiding work

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dawdle
fiddle away
idle
trifle away
waste
while
wile

noun a small stream

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brook
creek
branch
run

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noun the act of terminating a life

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putting to death
killing

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ending
termination
conclusion
coup de grace
deathblow
death
euthanasia
mercy killing
homicide
despatch
dispatch
fell
self-annihilation
self-destruction
suicide
slaughter
poisoning
suffocation
asphyxiation
ritual killing
sacrifice
electrocution
beheading
decapitation
genocide
race murder
racial extermination

noun the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile

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destruction
devastation

verb cause to die

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annihilate
eradicate
wipe out
decimate
eliminate
carry off
extinguish
drown
massacre
mow down
slaughter
erase
butcher
poison
lapidate
stone
commit suicide
dispatch
vaporize
zap
kill
sacrifice
take off
tomahawk
destroy
put down
saber
sabre
overlay
overlie
brain
put to sleep
put away
do in
knock off
liquidate
neutralise
neutralize
waste
exterminate
kill off
asphyxiate
suffocate
smother
strangle
strangulate
throttle
behead
decapitate
decollate
impale
stake
dismember
martyr
shed blood
murder
off
bump off
slay
polish off
remove
hit
assassinate
execute
put to death
draw and quarter
quarter
draw
lynch
pip
shoot
electrocute
fry

verb thwart the passage of

Synonyms

vote down
vote out
defeat
shoot down

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negative
veto
blackball

verb end or extinguish by forceful means

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stamp out

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terminate
end

verb be fatal

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verb be the source of great pain for

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ache
hurt
suffer

verb overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration

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overwhelm
sweep over
whelm
overpower
overtake
overcome

verb hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games

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athletics
sport
hit
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verb hit with great force

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athletics
sport
hit
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verb deprive of life

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strike down

verb cause the death of, without intention

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electrocute

verb drink down entirely

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belt down
bolt down
down
drink down
pour down
toss off
pop

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drink
imbibe

verb mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

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obliterate
wipe out

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take away
take out

verb tire out completely

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exhaust
tucker
tucker out
wash up
beat
kill

verb cause to cease operating

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kill
switch off
turn off
turn out
cut

verb destroy a vitally essential quality of or in

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verb slay

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verb destroy

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verb deaden

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verb hurt

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verb pass

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verb switch off

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noun killing

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phrase kill yourself

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verb to cause the death of

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verb to take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully

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verb to destroy all traces of

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verb to pass (time) without working or in avoiding work

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noun a small stream

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noun the act of terminating a life

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noun the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile

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verb cause to die

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verb thwart the passage of

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verb end or extinguish by forceful means

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verb be fatal

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verb be the source of great pain for

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verb overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration

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verb hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games

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