Overview of noun killing

The noun killing has 3 senses

• killing, violent death -- (an event that causes someone to die)


• killing, kill, putting to death -- (the act of terminating a life)


• killing, cleanup -- (a very large profit)

Overview of verb kill

The verb kill has 15 senses

• kill -- (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays")


• kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out -- (thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal")


• stamp out, kill -- (end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!")


• kill -- (be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills")


• kill -- (be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!")


• kill -- (overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!")


• kill -- (hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball")


• kill -- (hit with great force; "He killed the ball")


• kill -- (deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa")


• kill -- (cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars")


• toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill -- (drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work")


• kill, obliterate, wipe out -- (mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech")


• kill -- (tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her")


• kill -- (cause to cease operating; "kill the engine")


• kill -- (destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods")

Overview of adj killing

The adj killing has 1 sense

• killing, sidesplitting -- (very funny; "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics")