an act of killing, especially of one animal by another:a lion has made a kill
an animal or animals killed:the vulture is able to survey the land and locate a fresh kill
informal an act of destroying or disabling an enemy aircraft, submarine, etc.:the engagement resulted in fifty-one tank kills
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1cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing):her father was killed in a car crash [no object]:a robber armed with a shotgun who kills in cold blood
(kill someone/thing off) get rid of or destroy completely, especially in large numbers:there is every possibility all river life would be killed off for generations
(kill someone off) (of a writer) bring about the ‘death’ of a fictional character.
[no object] (kill out) (of an animal) yield (a specified amount of meat) when slaughtered:the lambs kill out at 20 kg deadweight
2put an end to or cause the failure or defeat of (something):two fast goals from Dublin killed any hopes of a famous Sligo victory
stop (a computer programme or process).
informal switch off (a light or engine).
informal delete (a line, paragraph, or file) from a document or computer.
(in soccer or other ball games) make (the ball) stop:after killing the ball with his chest, he brushed past Reeves
Tennis hit (the ball) so that it cannot be returned.
neutralize or subdue (an effect or quality):the sauce would kill the taste of the herbs
informal consume the entire contents of (a bottle containing an alcoholic drink):I killed a rather good bottle of Fleurie
3 informal overwhelm (someone) with an emotion:the suspense is killing me
(kill oneself) overexert oneself:I killed myself carrying those things home
used hyperbolically to indicate that someone will be extremely angry with (another person):my boss will kill me for saying this
cause pain or anguish to:my feet are killing me
4pass (time, or a specified amount of it), typically while waiting for a particular event:when he reached the station he found he actually had an hour to kill
be in at the kill
be present at or benefit from the successful conclusion of an enterprise.
go (or move in or close in) for the kill
take ruthless or decisive action to turn a situation to one’s advantage.
if it kills one
informal whatever the problems or difficulties involved:we are going to smile and be pleasant if it kills us
kill oneself laughing
informal, chiefly British be overcome with laughter.
kill or cure
British (of a remedy for a problem) likely to either work well or fail catastrophically, with no possibility of partial success:the spring Budget will be kill or cure
