to kill
Cause to die
To kill is to cause death—of a person, animal, or other living thing: The frost killed the tomatoes.
Extended uses involve ending or defeating something: kill a bill, kill the lights, kill time.
To kill can mean to overwhelm: My feet are killing me, You're killing it out there.
A kill is an instance of killing or the thing killed.
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- in cold bloodWith cruel premeditation
- slayDestroy or impress greatly
- slaughterKilling for meat
- executeCarry out fully
assassinate · hit man · butcher · massacre · eliminate · destroy · exterminate · dispatch · finish · bloodshed · death · corpse · victim · blade · trigger · strangle · stab · shoot