0 past simple and past participle of kill
2 to stop or destroy a relationship, activity, or experience:
3 to cause someone a lot of effort or difficulty:
5 If you say that someone will kill you, you mean that they will be very angry with you:
6 to make someone laugh a lot:
The humane way of dealing with a suffering animal is to kill it quickly.
It is hoped that the kidnappers will not carry out their threat to kill the hostages.