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to kill
01
to end the life of someone or something
Transitive: to kill a living being
Example
The chef had to kill the lobster before cooking it.
The murderer used a weapon to kill his victim.
The hunter aimed carefully to kill the deer for food.
02
to cause something to fail or come to an end
Transitive: to kill sth
Example
Overpricing can kill a product 's sales.
The economic downturn could kill small businesses.
Miscommunication can kill a relationship faster than anything.
03
(particularly in tennis) to strike a ball with such force as to make it impossible to return
Transitive: to kill a ball
Example
The professional tennis player killed the rally with a precise backhand.
She killed the serve with a powerful forehand.
With a mighty swing, she killed the ball, sending it rocketing past her opponent.
04
to overwhelm a particular person with a certain feeling
Transitive: to kill sb
Example
The suspense in this book is killing me with anticipation.
Waiting for the test results is killing me with anxiety.
The thought of losing my job would kill me.
05
to greatly amuse, delight, or entertain to the point of causing laughter or enjoyment
Intransitive
Transitive: to kill sb
Example
His stand-up comedy routine always kills the audience with laughter.
His impersonation of famous celebrities always kills at the talent show.
The clown 's antics managed to kill the entire crowd at the children 's party.
06
to make someone laugh a lot to the point that they can no longer do so
Transitive: to kill oneself
Example
Even though it was a serious topic, they were killing themselves laughing about it.
When he shared that embarrassing story, we were all killing ourselves laughing.
I shared that hilarious video, and my friend killed himself laughing.
07
to have an intense and strong desire or longing for something
Intransitive: to kill for sth
Example
I would kill for a slice of that delicious chocolate cake.
I 'd kill for a taste of my grandma 's homemade lasagna.
She would kill to visit her favorite theme park again.
08
to put too much energy into doing something exhausting or carrying heavy things
Transitive: to kill sb | to kill oneself
Example
The effort killed him.
Those stairs kill me every time!
Do n't kill yourself.
Kill
01
the act of terminating a life
02
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
03
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
Παράδειγμα
The chef had to kill the lobster before cooking it.
The murderer used a weapon to kill his victim.
The hunter aimed carefully to kill the deer for food.
The assassin was hired to kill a political figure.
Pesticides are used in agriculture to kill harmful insects.
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