What does kill off mean?

Definitions for kill off
kill off

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word kill off.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. exterminate, kill offverb

    kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many

    "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

Wiktionary

  1. kill offverb

    To eliminate, or make extinct

Wikipedia

  1. kill off

    The killing off of a character is a device in fiction, whereby a character dies, but the story continues. The term, frequently applied to television, film, video game, anime, manga and chronological series, often denotes an untimely or unexpected death motivated by factors beyond the storyline. In productions featuring actors, the unwillingness or inability of an actor to continue with the production for financial or other reasons (including illness, death, or producers' unwillingness to retain an actor) may lead to that character being "killed off" or phased out from the storyline in another way.

ChatGPT

  1. kill off

    "Kill off" is a phrase generally used to mean eliminate or remove completely, often referring to a character in literature, film, or television series. It can also be used in the context of eliminating members of a species, depleting a population or resources, or in the metaphorical sense of ending or terminating something.

Wikidata

  1. Kill off

    The killing off of a character is a device in fiction, whereby a character dies but the story continues. The term, frequently applied to television, film and chronological series, often denotes an untimely or unexpected death motivated by factors beyond the storyline. It also implies a critical or cynical attitude towards a work, and is rarely used by authors when discussing their own works. In productions featuring actors, the unwillingness or inability of an actor to continue with the production, for financial or other reasons, may lead to that character being "killed off" or removed from the storyline.

Matched Categories

How to pronounce kill off?

How to say kill off in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kill off in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kill off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of kill off in a Sentence

  1. Veryan Khan:

    The CIA’s success has left AQAP both guessing and pointing fingers at how the organization’s very careful leadership has been caught so off guard, in order to complete its expansion dreams, the Islamic State either needs to win over core AQAP support or kill off its opposition letting the rest fold into its ranks. The Islamic State has the most to gain, offing of important AQAP leadership.

  2. Dawn Zimmerman:

    In some parts of Kenya, we have been teaching people to plug holes in their roofs to prevent bats from entering or teaching them to boil camel's milk before drinking it to kill off the pathogens.

  3. Dan Leader:

    The effect of what Shell is trying to do is to kill off the case, it's only because of the pressure of litigation that the clean-up is getting back on track.

  4. Matt Nelsen:

    We share a lot of biochemical similarities, and so when we are trying to kill off the fungus, we need to be careful that we’re not also killing ourselves.

  5. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker:

    And the same applies to the link between Schengen, freedom of movement and the internal market. If anybody wants to kill off Schengen, then ultimately what they are going to do is do away with the single market as well.


Translations for kill off

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for kill off »

Translation

Find a translation for the kill off definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"kill off." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/kill+off>.

Discuss these kill off definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for kill off? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    soft creamy candy
    A moan
    B aggravate
    C obligate
    D fudge

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for kill off: