kill | the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile, the pilot reported two kills during the mission |
killing kill putting to death | the act of terminating a life |
drive-by killing | homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile |
euthanasia mercy killing | the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) |
honor killing | an ancient tradition still sometimes observed, a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image |
contract killing | a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer |
sacrifice ritual killing | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity |
killing violent death | an event that causes someone to die |
kill zone killing zone | an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities |
killing field | (usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance) |
killing cleanup | a very large profit |
stamp out kill | end or extinguish by forceful means, Stamp out poverty! |
kill | destroy a vitally essential quality of or in, Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods |
kill | cause to cease operating, kill the engine |
kill | tire out completely, The daily stress of her work is killing her |
kill obliterate wipe out | mark for deletion, rub off, or erase, kill these lines in the President's speech |
kill oneself overexert oneself | strain oneself more than is healthy |
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 |
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 |
kill | cause the death of, without intention, She was killed in the collision of three cars |
kill | deprive of life, AIDS has killed thousands in Africa |
exterminate kill off | kill en masse, kill on a large scale, kill many, Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe |
kill | hit with great force, He killed the ball |
kill | hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games, She killed the ball |
kill | overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration, The comedian was so funny, he was killing me! |
kill | be the source of great pain for, These new shoes are killing me! |
kill shoot down defeat vote down vote out | thwart the passage of, kill a motion, he shot down the student's proposal |
kill | be fatal, cigarettes kill, drunken driving kills |
dressed(p) dressed-up dressed to the nines(p) dressed to kill(p) dolled up spruced up spiffed up togged up | dressed in fancy or formal clothing |
killing sidesplitting | very funny, a killing joke, sidesplitting antics |