English Dictionary

kill

/kɪl/

verb

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of. / (transitive) To render inoperative. / (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.

He planned to kill his enemy.

意味（1）

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.

意味（2）

(transitive) To render inoperative.

He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.

意味（3）

(transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.

The editor decided to kill the story.

意味（4）

(transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.

That night, she was dressed to kill.

意味（5）

(transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to.

These tight shoes are killing my feet.

意味（6）

(transitive, figuratively) To 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.

意味（7）

(transitive) To use up or to waste.

I'm just doing this to kill time.

意味（8）

(transitive, figuratively, informal) To exert an overwhelming effect on.

Look at the amount of destruction to the enemy base. We pretty much killed their ability to retaliate anymore.

意味（9）

(transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.

The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations.

意味（10）

(transitive) To force a company out of business.

意味（11）

(intransitive, informal, hyperbolic) To produce intense pain.

You don't ever want to get rabies. The doctor will have to give you multiple shots and they really kill.

意味（12）

(figuratively, informal, hyperbolic, transitive) To punish severely.

My parents are going to kill me!

意味（13）

(transitive, sports) To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.

That close call encouraged Wales to launch another series of attacks that ended when lock Louis Deacon killed the ball illegally in the shadow of England's posts.

意味（14）

(transitive, sports) To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.

As the ball was delivered deep into St Kilda's forward line by Billings, Bontempelli had position on the goal line, with a pack forming in front of him. He decided to fly but didn't kill the ball, leaving it to spill where he had been positioned moments earlier. Jack Sinclair gratefully swooped and kicked a goal that cut the margin to five points.

意味（15）

To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.

When comics fail, they die; when they succeed, they kill.

意味（16）

(mathematics, transitive, informal) To cause to assume the value zero.

意味（17）

(computing, Internet, IRC, transitive) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.

意味（18）

(metallurgy) To deadmelt.

意味（19）

(slang) To sexually penetrate in a skillful way.

I felt on her big fat fanny/Pulled out the jammy and killed the punanni

意味（20）

(reflexive, informal) To exert oneself to an excessive degree.

Don't kill yourself raking the leaves now; we're due for a windstorm tonight.