kill : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer
  

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• adjective satellite dressed in fancy or formal clothing
  dolled up; dressed; togged up; spruced up; spiffed up; dressed to the nines; dressed-up.
  

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• noun homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile
  

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• noun an ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image
  

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• verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
  exterminate.
  
  • Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe

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• verb strain oneself more than is healthy
  overexert oneself.
  

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• noun an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
  kill zone.
  

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Kill"-joy` noun

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1. One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person. W. Black.

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• noun (usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)
  

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• noun an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
  kill zone.
  

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La"dy-kill`ing noun

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1. The art or practice of captivating the hearts of women.

   Better for the sake of womankind that this dangerous dog should leave off lady-killing. Thackeray.

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• noun the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
  euthanasia.
  

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• noun the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
  sacrifice.
  

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• to busy one's self with something which occupies the attention, or makes the time pass without tediousness.

Webster 1913