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  • 1kill — 1 /kIl/ verb 1 MAKE SB/STH DIE (I, T) to make a living thing die: His parents were killed in a plane crash. | What s the best way to kill weeds? | Drug abuse can kill. | kill yourself: You re going to kill yourself on that motorcycle. | The jury… …

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  • 2kill — I UK [kɪl] / US verb Word forms kill : present tense I/you/we/they kill he/she/it kills present participle killing past tense killed past participle killed *** Other ways of saying kill: murder to deliberately kill someone: She denied murdering… …

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  • 3kill — kill1 W1S1 [kıl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make somebody/something die)¦ 2 kill yourself 3¦(make something stop/fail)¦ 4¦(be angry with somebody)¦ 5¦(annoyed/sad)¦ 6 would/could kill for something 7 my head/back etc is killing me 8 kill time/an hour etc 9… …

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  • 4kill — kill1 [ kıl ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a person or other living thing die: Each year thousands of people are killed and injured on the roads. Many people believe that killing animals for sport is morally wrong. Speed kills …

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  • 5kill*/*/*/ — [kɪl] verb I 1) [I/T] to make a person or other living thing die Each year thousands of people are killed and injured on the roads.[/ex] Many people believe that killing animals for sport is morally wrong.[/ex] Speed kills.[/ex] 2) [T] informal… …

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  • 6kill — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from Old English *cyllan; akin to Old English cwellan to kill more at quell Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to deprive of life ; cause the death of b. (1) to slaughter (as a hog) for food …

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  • 7kill·ing — /ˈkılıŋ/ noun, pl ings [count] 1 : an act of killing someone or something The oil spill is responsible for the killing of thousands of birds. A series of horrific killings [=murders] have made headlines across the nation. see also ↑mercy killing …

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  • 8To Kill a Mockingbird — For the film based on the novel, see To Kill a Mockingbird (film). To Kill a Mockingbird …

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  • 9No-kill shelter — A kill shelter is an animal shelter where animals are euthanized if they are too sick to be treated or too aggressive to be suitable for adoption or due to lack of shelter space. No kill shelters reject euthanasia as a means of population control …

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  • 10Contest to kill 100 people using a sword — Nanking Massacrev · d · e Battle …

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