killing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun an event that causes someone to die
   violent death.
   
2. noun the act of terminating a life
   kill; putting to death.
   
3. noun a very large profit
   cleanup.
   
4. verb cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
   kill.
   
   • This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank
   • The farmer killed a pig for the holidays
5. verb thwart the passage of
   vote out; vote down; kill; shoot down; defeat.
   
   • kill a motion
   • he shot down the student's proposal
6. verb end or extinguish by forceful means
   kill; stamp out.
   
   • Stamp out poverty!
7. verb be fatal
   kill.
   
   • cigarettes kill
   • drunken driving kills
8. verb be the source of great pain for
   kill.
   
   • These new shoes are killing me!
9. verb overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
   kill.
   
   • The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!
10. verb hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
    kill.
    
    • She killed the ball
11. verb hit with great force
    kill.
    
    • He killed the ball
12. verb deprive of life
    kill.
    
    • AIDS has killed thousands in Africa
13. verb cause the death of, without intention
    kill.
    
    • She was killed in the collision of three cars
14. verb drink down entirely
    drink down; bolt down; pour down; pop; belt down; down; kill; toss off.
    
    • He downed three martinis before dinner
    • She killed a bottle of brandy that night
    • They popped a few beer after work
15. verb mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
    wipe out; obliterate; kill.
    
    • kill these lines in the President's speech
16. verb tire out completely
    kill.
    
    • The daily stress of her work is killing her
17. verb cause to cease operating
    kill.
    
    • kill the engine
18. verb destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
    kill.
    
    • Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods
19. adjective satellite very funny
    sidesplitting.
    
    • a killing joke
    • sidesplitting antics

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