kill

1. (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.Examples: "Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and hard drugs combined."; "A Troope of Horſe with Felt: Ile put't in proofe, / And when I haue ſtolne vpon theſe Son in Lawes, / Then kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill."; "Stephano: Monſter, I will kill this man : his daughter and I will be King and Queene, ſave our Graces : and Trinculo and thy ſelfe ſhall be Vice-royes : […]"Synonyms: assassinate, bump off, dispatch, drill, ice, knock off, liquidate, murdertransitive

2. (transitive) To render inoperative.Examples: "He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."; "He killed the motor."; "Peter: Ask Childers if it was worth his arm. Policeman: What did you do to his arm, Peter? Peter: I killed it, with a machine gun."Synonyms: break, deactivate, disable, turn offtransitive

3. (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.Examples: "The editor decided to kill the story."; "The news that a hurricane had destroyed our beach house killed our plans to sell it."; "My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes."figurativelytransitive

4. (transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.Examples: "That night, she was dressed to kill."; "That joke always kills me."; "He told us we ought to think of Jesus as our buddy and all. He said he talked to Jesus all the time. Even when he was driving his car. That killed me."excessivefigurativelytransitive

5. (transitive or intransitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.Examples: "These tight shoes are killing my feet."; "You don't ever want to get rabies. The doctor will have to give you multiple shots and they really kill."; "two laps into our first walk, my dad needed to sit down. His back and legs were killing him. "You'll be okay," I assured him. "You just need to shake off the rust." I gave him a couple of Advil and, after a few minutes, urged him back onto the track."excessivefigurativelyintransitivetransitive

6. (transitive, figuratively) To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.Examples: "It kills me to throw out three whole turkeys, but I can't get anyone to take them and they've already started to go bad."; "It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries."; "And I really don't think you get it now No, I really don't think you get it now It's killing me, I admit it now Congratulations, you tore my heart out Congratulations"figurativelytransitive