Meaning of kill In English

• 0 to cause someone or something to die:

  • Her parents were killed in a plane crash.

  • Smoking can kill.

  • Food must be heated to a high temperature to kill harmful bacteria.

• 1 to stop or destroy a relationship, activity, or experience:

  • Lack of romance can kill a marriage.

  • They gave her some tablets to kill the pain.

  • Kill your speed.

  • We killed off two six-packs watching the game.

• 2 to cause someone a lot of effort or difficulty:

  • It wouldn't kill you to apologize.

  • He didn't exactly kill himself trying to get the work finished.

• 3 to cause someone a lot of pain:

  • I must sit down, my feet are killing me!

• 4 If you say that someone will kill you, you mean that they will be very angry with you:

  • My sister would kill me if she heard me say that.

• 5 to make someone laugh a lot:

  • That comedian kills me.

  • We were killing ourselves laughing.

• 6 an animal or bird that has been hunted and killed, or the action of killing:

  • The leopard seizes its kill and begins to eat.

  • Like other birds of prey, it quickly moves in for the kill.

• 7 to cause someone or something to die:

  • [ T ] Livestock are being killed by tigers in some areas.

  • [ I ] Just a tiny drop of this poison is enough to kill.

  • [ T ] fig. If you tell Mom, I’ll kill you (= I will be extremely angry with you).

  • [ T ] It wouldn’t kill you to apologize.

  • [ T ] The doctor gave her something to kill the pain.

  • We killed some time playing cards while we waited for the flight.

  • I had a couple of hours to kill before dinner.

• 8 an animal that has been hunted and killed:

  • The leopard seized its kill and dragged it into the bush.

• 9 to stop or destroy something:

  • The board's negative vote killed the deal.

  • The poor economic situation has killed the plan to expand the business.

  • All sorts of new media are killing regional newspapers.