kill
/ˈkɪl/ noun C2- The act of killing. · The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.
- Specifically, the death blow. · The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head.
- The result of killing; that which has been killed. · The fox dragged its kill back to its den.
- An instance of killing; a score on the tally of enemy personnel or vehicles killed or destroyed. · confirmed kills· A flying ace is usually one with five or more confirmed kills.
- The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
Plural kills
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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If you will kill for me the Wicked Witch of the West, I will bestow upon you a great many brains, and such good brains that you will be the wisest man in all the Land of Oz.”
“I thought you asked Dorothy to kill the Witch,” said the Scarecrow, in surprise.
She thought of a new way to kill my love for the beautiful Munchkin maiden, and made my axe slip again, so that it cut right through my body, splitting me into two halves.
For if I should kill another bug or beetle I should surely cry again, and crying rusts my jaws so that I cannot speak.”
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