kill :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the act of terminating a life

v. 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"

put an end to, stamp out

v. end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"

obliterate, wipe out

v. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"

defeat, vote out, vote down

v. thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"

down, bolt down, toss off, belt down, drink down, pour down

v. drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"

slaughter, carnage, butchery

n. the savage and excessive killing of many people

prey, quarry

n. animal hunted or caught for food

end

n. the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"

bloodshed, blood, gore

n. the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"

cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

n. the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

performance, execution, doing, carrying into action, carrying out

n. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"

finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

crush, break down

v. make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"

neutralize, nullify, make ineffective

v. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"

cancel, delete

v. remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

offset, cancel, set off

v. make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

take, remove, take away

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

cancel, delete

v. remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, decimate, carry off, wipe out

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

strike, excise, expunge

v. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

efface, erase, wipe off, score out, rub out

v. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

vote, cast a vote

v. express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"

pour, cause to run

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

extend, widen, broaden

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

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