killing

adj. murdering, putting to death; exterminating; extremely funny (Slang); extremely tiring (Slang)

n. murdering; putting to death; slaughtering; animal that has been hunted and killed; great success (in the stock market, etc.)

v. murder; destroy; neutralize; waste; frustrate, thwart; cancel an operation, stop a procedure, end a task in a multitasking operating system (Computers); prevent the display of a message on the Internet which contains a certain term (Computers)

This article is about the act of ending a living being's life. For other meanings, see Kill (disambiguation) or Killing (disambiguation) To kill, killing or to have killed means to cause the death of a living organism.The act of killing an animal or plant life form can be said to have occurred when an outside force, usually another life form, has done something to cause it to die. This may be a result of several actions:a deliberate action such as warin the case of animals, slaughter; see slaughterhousethe result of a criminal act, the action or fault of another human being, see homicide and murderthe results of an accident, such as a car crash. See negligent homicidean organism eating another organism
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Noun
1. an event that causes someone to die
(synonym) violent death
(hypernym) fatality, human death
(derivation) kill
2. the act of terminating a life
(synonym) kill, putting to death
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(hyponym) deathblow, coup de grace
(derivation) kill
3. a very large profit
(synonym) cleanup
(hypernym) net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings
(classification) colloquialism
Adjective
1. very funny; "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics"
(synonym) sidesplitting
(similar) humorous, humourous
(classification) colloquialism

Noun
1. the act of terminating a life
(synonym) killing, putting to death
(hypernym) termination, ending, conclusion
(hyponym) deathblow, coup de grace
2. the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
(hypernym) destruction, devastation
Verb
1. 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"
(hyponym) eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off
(cause) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
(see-also) exterminate, kill off
(derivation) killing, putting to death
2. thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
(synonym) shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out
(hypernym) veto, blackball, negative
3. cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"
(hyponym) electrocute
(derivation) killing, putting to death
4. end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"
(synonym) stamp out
(hypernym) end, terminate
5. be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"
(hypernym) be
(derivation) killing, putting to death
6. be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"
(hypernym) hurt, ache, suffer
(derivation) killer
7. overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
(hypernym) overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
8. hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"
(hypernym) hit
(classification) sport, athletics
9. hit with great force; "He killed the ball"
(hypernym) hit
(classification) sport, athletics
10. deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
(hyponym) strike down
(derivation) killing, putting to death
11. drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
(synonym) toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down
(hypernym) drink, imbibe
12. mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"
(synonym) obliterate, wipe out
(hypernym) take away, take out
13. tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"
(hypernym) exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out
14. cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"
(hypernym) switch off, cut, turn off, turn out
15. destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
(hypernym) destroy, destruct

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(a.)
Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible.