1. (noun)killing, kill, putting to death the act of terminating a life
2. (noun)kill the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
"the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
3. (verb)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"
4. (verb)kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out thwart the passage of
"kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
5. (verb)stamp out, kill end or extinguish by forceful means
"Stamp out poverty!"
6. (verb)kill be fatal
"cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"
7. (verb)kill be the source of great pain for
"These new shoes are killing me!"
8. (verb)kill overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
"The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
9. (verb)kill hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
"She killed the ball"
10. (verb)kill hit with great force
"He killed the ball"
11. (verb)kill deprive of life
"AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
12. (verb)kill cause the death of, without intention
"She was killed in the collision of three cars"
13. (verb)toss off, pop, 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"; "They popped a few beer after work"
14. (verb)kill, obliterate, wipe out mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
"kill these lines in the President's speech"
15. (verb)kill tire out completely
"The daily stress of her work is killing her"
16. (verb)kill cause to cease operating
"kill the engine"
17. (verb)kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
"Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"