The meaning of Kill

verb

Surprise (someone) greatly; fill with astonishment.

Usage examples:

She amazed doctors by fighting back when her deteriorating condition caused her to suffer heart fai…

verb

To cause someone to be extremely surprised

Usage examples:

The prices they’re getting for vegetables just amaze me., i’m amazed at how well your little girl c…

verb

Murder (an important person) for political or religious reasons.

Usage examples:

The organization's leader had been assassinated four months before the coup

verb

To murder a famous or important person, esp. for political reasons or in exchange for money

Usage examples:

President kennedy was assassinated in dallas, texas, in 1963., the assassination of john lennon

verb

Surprise or impress (someone) greatly.

Usage examples:

You never fail to astonish me

verb

To surprise someone very much

Usage examples:

We were astonished at how much she had aged., it was astonishing to see the size of the crowds for …

verb

Charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.

Usage examples:

He beguiled the voters with his good looks

verb

To charm, attract, or interest, sometimes in order to deceive

Usage examples:

I had to show i was not beguiled by his good looks., a beguiling smile

noun

A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.

Usage examples:

A block of marble

verb

Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.

Usage examples:

The narrow roads were blocked by cars

verb

Obstruct

noun

A person whose trade is cutting up and selling meat in a shop.

Usage examples:

Markets often have butchers or cooked meat shops that specialize in the head and trotters, that is,…

verb

Slaughter or cut up (an animal) for food.

Usage examples:

A ban on butchering downer cows - animals that stagger, can't walk, or exhibit other signs of bse-w…

adjective

Having an appearance or other qualities of a type traditionally seen as masculine.

Usage examples:

A butch woman in a baseball cap

noun

The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination.

Usage examples:

She was nearing the climax of her speech

verb

Culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax.

Usage examples:

The day climaxed with a gala concert

noun

The most important or exciting part in the development of a story or situation, which usually happens near the end

Usage examples:

The novel built to a shattering climax, leaving me breathless., a late season hurricane on october …

noun

The end or finish of an event, process, or text.

Usage examples:

The conclusion of world war two

noun

A decision made after a lot of consideration

Usage examples:

Dr. gille couldn’t reach any conclusions based on the symptoms i described., [ + that clause ] we c…

noun

A decision or judgment that is made after careful thought

Usage examples:

The findings and conclusions of the report are simply guidelines, not rulings., reach/come to/draw …

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Usage examples:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

Usage examples:

A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

Usage examples:

The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

verb

Run or travel somewhere in a great hurry.

Usage examples:

I dashed into the garden

exclamation

Used to express mild annoyance.

Usage examples:

Dash it all, i am in charge

noun

An act of running somewhere suddenly and hastily.

Usage examples:

She made a dash for the door

verb

Win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat.

Usage examples:

Garibaldi defeated the neapolitan army

noun

An instance of defeating or being defeated.

Usage examples:

A 1–0 defeat by grimsby

verb

To oppose and cause someone to lose in a competition or war so that you can win

Usage examples:

Bill clinton defeated george bush for the presidency in 1992., [ u ] in the american civil war, the…

verb

Cause (a train or tram) to leave its tracks accidentally.

Usage examples:

A train was derailed after it collided with a herd of cattle

verb

To cause a train to run off the tracks

Usage examples:

Fig. renewed fighting threatens to derail the peace talks (= stop them from continuing).

verb

To stop something from succeeding

Usage examples:

Investors are very concerned that a new crisis could derail the economic recovery., analysts identi…

verb

End the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.

Usage examples:

The room had been destroyed by fire

verb

To damage something, esp. in a violent way, so that it can no longer be used or no longer exists

Usage examples:

You can use a shredder to destroy old bank statements., losing his job seemed to completely destroy…

verb

Send off to a destination or for a purpose.

Usage examples:

He dispatched messages back to base

noun

The sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose.

Usage examples:

A resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force

verb

To send someone or something to a place for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Within seconds the university police can identify the exact origin of the alarm and dispatch office…

verb

Greatly astonish or amaze.

Usage examples:

I was dumbfounded by the low prices there

verb

Completely remove or get rid of (something).

Usage examples:

A policy that would eliminate inflation

verb

To remove or take away something

Usage examples:

You can never totally eliminate the possibility of human error., arts programs face elimination in …

verb

To completely remove something that is not wanted or needed

Usage examples:

The problem we confront today is there is no one thing that can eliminate our dependency on petrole…

noun

A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

Usage examples:

The end of the year

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

Usage examples:

When the war ended, policy changed

suffix

Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Dividend

noun

An end or final part of something.

Usage examples:

The ending of the cold war

verb

Come or bring to a final point; finish.

Usage examples:

When the war ended, policy changed

noun

The last part of a process, esp. the way in which something stops existing

Usage examples:

The movie’s ending is so romantic!, to make “dog” plural, you add the ending “-s.”

verb

Put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect.

Usage examples:

The corporation executed a series of financial deals

verb

To do or perform something planned

Usage examples:

Now that we have approval, we can go ahead and execute the plan.

verb

To do or perform something in a planned way

Usage examples:

Local authority officials will check that the work is being executed according to the plans submitt…

verb

Spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy).

Usage examples:

The energy expended in sport could be directed into other areas

verb

To use or spend something, esp. time, effort, or money

Usage examples:

They expend all their energy fixing up their house.

verb

To use or spend something, especially time, effort, or money

Usage examples:

Expend energy/effort/time why do firms expend effort investing abroad, rather than staying home and…

verb

Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.

Usage examples:

Firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze

verb

To stop a fire or light from burning

Usage examples:

It took the firefighters four hours to extinguish the flames.

verb

To take something away, for example a right to do something

Usage examples:

A deed restriction extinguishes the right to use or develop a property for certain things., with in…

verb

Cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full.

Usage examples:

I filled the bottle with water

noun

An amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear.

Usage examples:

We have eaten our fill

verb

Make full, also in a metaphorical sense

verb

Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.

Usage examples:

They were straining to finish the job

noun

An end or final part or stage of something.

Usage examples:

A bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal

verb

To come to an end

Usage examples:

[ i ] the meeting should finish at four o’clock., [ t ] if you’ll let me finish my sentence, i’ll e…

verb

Surprise (someone) greatly; astonish.

Usage examples:

News that activists could be fined for protesting against the policy will flabbergast most people

verb

To shock someone, usually by telling that person something they were not expecting

Usage examples:

He was flabbergasted when we told him how cheap it was.

phrasal verb

Spend frivolously and unwisely

phrasal verb

To waste money, time, or an opportunity

Usage examples:

Retirees must plan how to fill their hours or they risk frittering the time away.

verb

Prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled.

Usage examples:

The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather

adjective

Frustrated.

Hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire

noun

An act of causing death, especially deliberately.

Usage examples:

The community was shocked by the brutal killings

adjective

Causing death.

Usage examples:

A killing disease

verb

Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).

Usage examples:

Her father was killed in a car crash

noun

An indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people.

Usage examples:

The attack was described as a cold-blooded massacre

verb

Deliberately and brutally kill (many people).

Usage examples:

Thousands were brutally massacred by soldiers

noun

The killing of a large number of people, esp. people who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves

Usage examples:

Guerrilla troops are thought to have massacred the entire village.

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Usage examples:

She made a sudden move towards me

verb

Change location

noun

The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.

Usage examples:

The brutal murder of a german holidaymaker

verb

Kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation.

Usage examples:

He was accused of murdering his wife's lover

verb

Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being

verb

Reside or have one's place of business in (a building).

Usage examples:

The rented flat she occupies in hampstead

verb

Live in (a certain place)

verb

(of an army or group of people) to move into and take control or possession of a place

Usage examples:

Nationalist forces now occupy more than 70% of the country., a large couch occupies most of the spa…

verb

Bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water.

Usage examples:

Floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He passed through towns and villages

noun

An act or instance of moving past or through something.

Usage examples:

Repeated passes with the swipe card

exclamation

Said when one does not know the answer to a question, for example in a quiz.

Usage examples:

To the enigmatic question we answered ‘pass’

verb

Keep (something) from happening.

Usage examples:

Action must be taken to prevent further accidents

verb

To stop something from happening or someone from doing something

Usage examples:

The police tried to prevent him from leaving., can this type of accident be prevented?, fortunately…

verb

Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.

Usage examples:

His conviction was quashed on appeal

verb

To stop or block something from happening

Usage examples:

The secretary of defense tried to quash speculation that he was planning to resign following the di…

verb

To state officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be accepted

Usage examples:

Quash a conviction/decision/order his conviction was quashed in march after a lengthy legal battle.…

verb

Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.

Usage examples:

Extra police were called to quell the disturbance

verb

To completely stop or end something

Usage examples:

The police were called in to quell the riot., he’s been unable to quell his wife’s suspicions.

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

Usage examples:

A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Usage examples:

The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers

verb

To spoil or destroy something

Usage examples:

It would be a shame to ruin such a beautiful place., that guy isn’t going to ruin my life.

verb

Decisively put an end to.

Usage examples:

A spokesman has scotched the rumours

noun

A wedge placed under a wheel or other rolling object to prevent it moving or slipping.

noun

A cut or score in skin or another surface.

Usage examples:

A scotch in his face

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

Usage examples:

Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

Usage examples:

She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

verb

Break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces.

Usage examples:

Bullets riddled the bar top, glasses shattered, bottles exploded

verb

Kill (animals) for food.

Usage examples:

At present the abattoir is slaughtering animals for the domestic market

noun

The killing of animals for food.

Usage examples:

Thousands of calves were exported to the continent for slaughter

noun

The killing of animals for their meat, or the killing of large numbers of animals in a cruel manner

Usage examples:

We must find ways of reducing the slaughter on the highways (= deaths of many people in car acciden…

verb

Violently break (something) into pieces.

Usage examples:

The thief smashed a window to get into the car

noun

An act or sound of something smashing.

Usage examples:

He heard the smash of glass

adverb

With a sudden, violent shattering.

Usage examples:

They were together for an instant, and then smash it was all gone

verb

Give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something.

Usage examples:

The firm has spent £100,000 on hardware

noun

An amount of money paid out.

Usage examples:

The average spend at the cafe is £10 a head

verb

Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

Usage examples:

He staggered to his feet, swaying a little

noun

An unsteady walk or movement.

Usage examples:

She walked with a stagger

verb

Walk with great difficulty

verb

Move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly.

Usage examples:

Desmond stirred his tea and ate a biscuit

noun

A slight physical movement.

Usage examples:

I stood, straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir

noun

Prison.

Usage examples:

I've spent twenty-eight years in stir

verb

(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.

Usage examples:

His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun

A cessation of movement or operation.

Usage examples:

All business came to a stop

verb

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

verb

Knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.

Usage examples:

The man was stunned by a blow to the head

verb

Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow

verb

To shock someone so much that the person does not know how to react

Usage examples:

She was stunned by his generous offer., he was stunned by the sudden blow to his head.

verb

Bring to an end.

Usage examples:

He was advised to terminate the contract

verb

To end or stop, or to cause something to end or stop

Usage examples:

[ i ] trains that used to terminate in hoboken now run into new york., [ t ] it sounded like she wa…

verb

To end or to make something end

Usage examples:

The takeover talks terminated without agreement., how do i terminate my subscription?, terminate a …

verb

Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.

Usage examples:

He never did anything to thwart his father

noun

A structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.

Usage examples:

Her hull is painted white with blue trim on the thwarts.

preposition

From one side to another side of (an area); across.

Usage examples:

A pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore

idiom

Use up (resources or materials)

phrasal verb

Use all of a stock or supply of something.

Usage examples:

The money was soon used up

phrasal verb

To use all of something, so that nothing is left

Usage examples:

Have we used up all of the paper towels?

verb

Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

We can't afford to waste electricity

adjective

(of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.

Usage examples:

Ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly

noun

An act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

It's a waste of time trying to argue with him

idiom

Spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner

phrasal verb

To spend time in a relaxed way, sometimes when waiting for something else to happen

Usage examples:

I used to knit a lot when i was pregnant just to while away the time.

verb

Clean or dry (something) by rubbing with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand.

Usage examples:

Paul wiped his face with a handkerchief

noun

Erase data from (a computer system or electronic or magnetic storage device).

Usage examples:

I discovered all of my hard drives had been wiped

verb

To slide something over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid

Usage examples:

Please wipe your feet before you come into the house., she gently wiped and cleaned her scraped kne…

noun

The destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.

Usage examples:

The survivors of the wreck

verb

Destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).

Usage examples:

The blast wrecked 100 houses

verb

Something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation