kill in WordNet English dictionary

1. drink down entirely
   "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
   toss off  pop  bolt down  belt down  pour down  down  drink down  kill 
   
2. thwart the passage of
   "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
   kill  shoot down  defeat  vote down  vote out 
   
3. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
   "kill these lines in the President's speech"
   kill  obliterate  wipe out 
   
4. destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
   "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
   kill 
   
5. cause to cease operating
   "kill the engine"
   kill 
   
6. tire out completely
   "The daily stress of her work is killing her"
   kill 
   
7. end or extinguish by forceful means
   "Stamp out poverty!"
   stamp out  kill 
   
8. 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"
   kill 
   
9. cause the death of, without intention
   "She was killed in the collision of three cars"
   kill 
   
10. deprive of life
    "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
    kill 
    
11. hit with great force
    "He killed the ball"
    kill 
    
12. hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
    "She killed the ball"
    kill 
    
13. overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
    "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
    kill 
    
14. be the source of great pain for
    "These new shoes are killing me!"
    kill 
    
15. be fatal
    "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"
    kill 
    

1. the act of terminating a life
   killing  kill  putting to death 
   
2. the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
   "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
   kill