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kill off
kill 1 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 gwelə- in Indo-European roots.]
kill 2 K0058600 (kĭl)n. New York State See creek. See Note at run.
[Dutch kil, from Middle Dutch kille.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  kill off - kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"exterminatekill - 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" |
Translationskill (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. 殺死 杀死 noun an act of killing. The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp. 殺 杀ˈkiller noun a person, animal etc that kills. There is a killer somewhere in the village; (also adjective) a killer disease. 殺人者 杀人者kill off to destroy completely. So many deer have been shot that the species has almost been killed off. 殲滅 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. 消磨時間 消磨时间kill off
kill off1. To kill or eradicate someone or something in large numbers. A noun or pronoun can be used between "kill" and "off." Hey, we're only trying to kill off the weeds here—be careful around my flowers!2. To kill a character in a work of fiction. A noun or pronoun can be used between "kill" and "off." I can't believe they killed off my favorite character in the season finale.3. To end or remove something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "kill" and "off." We were supposed to go to the water park today, but the kids killed that off with their repeated temper tantrums. Can we do anything to kill off this smoky smell?See also: kill, offkill (someone or an animal) offto kill all of a group of people or creatures. Lefty set out to kill Max and his boys off. Something killed off all the dinosaurs.See also: kill, offkill off1. Render extinct, eliminate completely, as in The plague killed off entire villages and towns. [c. 1600] 2. Represent as dead, as in This mystery writer kills off a new victim in almost every chapter. [Mid-1800s] See also: kill, offkill offv.1. To destroy some form of life in such large numbers that none is left: The poisonous chemicals have killed off the fish that once lived in this pond. The pesticides killed the crops off.2. To destroy or eliminate something, especially plans, ideas, or activities: Your insolent behavior has killed off any desire I might have had to help you. The disinfectant killed the odor off.See also: kill, offkilled (off) mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. (Drugs.) The team went out drinking and came home killed off. See also: killed, offEncyclopediaSeekillkill off
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