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kill

Letters that make kill

k, l, i are letters that make 'kill'

Words within kill

ki, ill, il, IL, Ki are words within 'kill'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of kill

skill, skills, kills are words created by adding a letter to 'kill'

kill is a 4 letter word starting with k
kill is a 4 letter word ending with l

17 possible definitions for 'kill'

Kill as "tire out completely"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of wash up, tucker out, exhaust, tucker, beat.

Verb groups of kill

kill is a verb group of kill.

Example of kill used within this context

"The daily stress of her work is killing her"

Kill as "cause to cease operating"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of turn out, turn off, cut, switch off.

Derivatives of kill

kill is a derivative of kill.

Verb groups of kill

kill, kill are verb groups of 'kill'.

Example of kill used within this context

"kill the engine"

Kill as "destroy a vitally essential quality of or in"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of destruct, destroy.

Verb groups of kill

kill is a verb group of kill.

Example of kill used within this context

"Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"

Kill as "end or extinguish by forceful means"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stamp out has the same meaning as kill

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of terminate, end.

Kill as "mark for deletion, rub off, or erase"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

wipe out, obliterate have the same meaning as 'kill'

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of take out, take away.

Derivatives of kill

destruction, demolition, eradication, obliterable, removable, wipeout, obliteration are derivatives of 'kill'.

Example of kill used within this context

"kill these lines in the President's speech"

Kill as "drink down entirely"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

belt down, pour down, toss off, bolt down, pop, down, drink down have the same meaning as 'kill'

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of imbibe, drink.

Example of kill used within this context

"He downed three martinis before dinner", "She killed a bottle of brandy that night", "They popped a few beer after work"

Kill as "deprive of life"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

Types of kill

strike down is a type of kill.

Derivatives of kill

killing, putting to death, kill are derivatives of 'kill'.

Verb groups of kill

kill is a verb group of kill.

Example of kill used within this context

"AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"

Kill as "cause the death of, without intention"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

Types of kill

electrocute is a type of kill.

Derivatives of kill

killing, putting to death, killer, cause of death, kill, violent death are derivatives of 'kill'.

Verb groups of kill

kill, kill are verb groups of 'kill'.

Example of kill used within this context

"She was killed in the collision of three cars"

Kill as "hit with great force"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of hit.

kill as a category

'kill' can be a category of sport, athletics.

Verb groups of kill

kill is a verb group of kill.

Example of kill used within this context

"He killed the ball"

Kill as "overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of overcome, overpower, overtake, sweep over, whelm, overwhelm.

Example of kill used within this context

"The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"

Kill as "be the source of great pain for"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of suffer, hurt, ache.

Derivatives of kill

killer is a derivative of kill.

Example of kill used within this context

"These new shoes are killing me!"

Kill as "be fatal"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of be.

Derivatives of kill

killing, putting to death, kill are derivatives of 'kill'.

Example of kill used within this context

"cigarettes kill", "drunken driving kills"

Kill as "the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile"

Under this definition, kill is a noun and has the following properties:

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of destruction, devastation.

Derivatives of kill

kill is a derivative of kill.

Example of kill used within this context

"the pilot reported two kills during the mission"

Kill as "cause to die, put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

Types of kill

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

Derivatives of kill

killing, slayer, putting to death, killer, cause of death, killable, kill, violent death are derivatives of 'kill'.

Causes of kill

die, cash in one's chips, expire, perish, kick the bucket, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, snuff it, pass, pass away, exit, choke, conk, croak, go, decease are causes of 'kill'.

Verb groups of kill

kill is a verb group of kill.

Example of kill used within this context

"This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank", "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

Kill as "thwart the passage of"

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

shoot down, vote down, vote out, defeat have the same meaning as 'kill'

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of blackball, veto, negative.

Derivatives of kill

licking, defeat are derivatives of 'kill'.

Example of kill used within this context

"kill a motion", "he shot down the student's proposal"

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

Under this definition, kill is a verb and has the following properties:

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of hit.

kill as a category

'kill' can be a category of sport, athletics.

Verb groups of kill

kill is a verb group of kill.

Example of kill used within this context

"She killed the ball"

Kill as "the act of terminating a life"

Under this definition, kill is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

killing, putting to death have the same meaning as 'kill'

kill as a type

'kill' can be a type of conclusion, termination, ending.

Types of kill

dispatch, coup de grace, mercy killing, suicide, fell, despatch, sacrifice, deathblow, death, euthanasia, homicide, self-destruction, self-annihilation, slaughter, poisoning, suffocation, asphyxiation, ritual killing, electrocution, decapitation, beheading, genocide, race murder, racial extermination are types of 'kill'.

Derivatives of kill

kill are derivatives of 'kill'.