1. noun /kɪl/
a) The act of killing.
The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.
The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head.
2. verb /kɪl/
Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.
There is conclusive evidence that smoking kills.
Syn: assassinate, bump off, ice, knock off, liquidate, murder, rub out, slaughter, slay, top, whack, fritter away, while away, break, deactivate, disable, turn off, annihilate
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