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kill

To exert an overwhelming effect on.

Etymology:

  • From Middle English killen, kyllen, cüllen, possibly a variant of Old English cwellan ), or from Old Norse kolla, Middle Dutch kollen, Icelandic kollur, see coll, cole ). Compare also Middle Dutch killen, kellen, Middle Low German killen, Middle High German kellen.
  • From Old High German kuoli, from Proto-Germanic *kōlaz. Cognate with German kühl, English cool, Dutch koel, Low German kool.
  • From Proto-Samic *kielë.
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Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer.
Look at the amount of destruction to the enemy base. We pretty much killed their ability to retaliate anymore.

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Additional definitions for 'kill':

killTo put to death; to extinguish the life of.
killTo invent a story that conveys the death of (a character).
killTo render inoperative.
killTo stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
killTo amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.
killTo produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
killTo use up or to waste.
killTo overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.
killTo force a company out of business.
killTo produce intense pain.
killTo punish severely.
killTo strike a ball or similar object with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
killTo cause to assume the value zero.
killTo disconnect (a user) forcibly from the network.
killThe act of killing.
killSpecifically, the death blow.
killThe result of killing; that which has been killed.
killThe grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
killA creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.
killA kiln.
killNot
killcool
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