Définitions
1.VerbTo put to death; to extinguish the life of."Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and hard drugs combined."
2.VerbTo render inoperative."He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."
3.VerbTo stop, cease, or render void; to terminate."The editor decided to kill the story.; The news that a hurricane had destroyed our beach house killed our plans to sell it.; My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes."
4.VerbTo amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate."That night, she was dressed to kill.; That joke always kills me."
5.VerbTo cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt."These tight shoes are killing my feet.; You don't ever want to get rabies. The doctor will have to give you multiple shots and they really kill."
6.VerbTo produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in."It kills me to throw out three whole turkeys, but I can't get anyone to take them and they've already started to go bad.; It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries."
7.VerbTo use up or to waste."I'm just doing this to kill time."
8.VerbTo overpower, overwhelm, or defeat."Look at the amount of destruction to the enemy base. We pretty much killed their ability to retaliate.; The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations."
9.VerbTo force a company out of business.
10.VerbTo punish severely."My parents are going to kill me!"
11.VerbTo strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
12.VerbTo cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
13.VerbTo succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
14.VerbTo cause to assume the value zero.
15.VerbTo disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
16.VerbTo deadmelt.
17.VerbTo sexually penetrate in a skillful way.
18.VerbTo exert oneself to an excessive degree."Don't kill yourself raking the leaves now; we're due for a windstorm tonight."
19.NounThe act of killing."The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives."
20.NounSpecifically, the death blow."The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head."
21.NounThe result of killing; that which has been killed."The fox dragged its kill back to its den."
22.NounAn instance of killing; a score on the tally of enemy personnel or vehicles killed or destroyed."confirmed kills; A flying ace is usually one with five or more confirmed kills."
23.NounThe grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
24.NounA creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea."The channel beyond Staten Island, which connects Newark Bay with Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills.; Schuylkill, Catskill, etc."
25.NounAlternative form of kiln.