English to English
noun
- the act of terminating a life
source: WordNet 3.0
- the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
The pilot reported two kills during the mission.
source: WordNet 3.0
- A kiln.
source: Webster 1913
- A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills; -- used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.
source: Webster 1913
- The act of killing.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- thwart the passage of
Kill a motion.
He shot down the student's proposal.
source: WordNet 3.0
- end or extinguish by forceful means
Stamp out poverty!.
source: WordNet 3.0
- be fatal
Cigarettes kill.
Drunken driving kills.
source: WordNet 3.0
- be the source of great pain for
These new shoes are killing me!.
source: WordNet 3.0
- overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!.
source: WordNet 3.0
- hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
She killed the ball.
source: WordNet 3.0
- hit with great force
He killed the ball.
source: WordNet 3.0
- deprive of life
AIDS has killed thousands in Africa.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause the death of, without intention
She was killed in the collision of three cars.
source: WordNet 3.0
- drink down entirely
He downed three martinis before dinner.
She killed a bottle of brandy that night.
They popped a few beer after work.
source: WordNet 3.0
- mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
Kill these lines in the President's speech.
source: WordNet 3.0
- tire out completely
The daily stress of her work is killing her.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause to cease operating
Kill the engine.
source: WordNet 3.0
- destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [kil] Pumatay
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
