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Meanings of kill in English

Portuguese
morte
Catalan
mort
Spanish
muerte

The act of terminating a life.

        morte
        Spanish
        servirse

        Drink down entirely.

            servirse
            Spanish
            echar abajo

            Thwart the passage of.

                  echar abajo
                  Portuguese
                  apagar
                  Catalan
                  esborrar
                  Spanish
                  borrar

                  Mark for deletion, rub off, or erase.

                        apagar
                        Usage of kill in English
                        1
                        Despite a shoot-to-kill policy on the border, thousands still leave each month.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        We gathered round the kill; it was quite fresh; a young buffalo.
                        Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
                        3
                        That is, the defender may shoot to kill; the offender may not.
                        Rolf in the Woods
                        4
                        The braves were holding a hunting dance in honor of the kill.
                        The Grey Cloak
                        5
                        I have seen them kill rabbits in the dusk of the evening.
                        The Boy Hunters
                        6
                        I know nothing of the treasure; kill me and make an end.
                        Montezuma's Daughter
                        7
                        You know they kill the devil there the second week in June.
                        The Place Beyond the Winds
                        8
                        Now ye may kill me; the sooner ye do so, the better.
                        The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
                        9
                        Similarly, the husband might kill the adulterer, if caught in the act.
                        The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 / 1582-1583 ...
                        10
                        I'd lie for him; I'd steal for him; I'd kill for him.
                        The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Complete
                        11
                        In the morning your husbands and brothers and sweethearts we shall kill.
                        Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories
                        12
                        The man answered: I do not kill; I am not making war.
                        Pioneers and Founders / or, Recent Workers in the Mission field
                        13
                        With the arsenate you apply it once and kill all the brood.
                        Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 / Embracing the Tra...
                        14
                        I shall kill myself on the top-hung window, alone in the realization.
                        The Prose of Alfred Lichtenstein
                        15
                        The pygmies eat the flesh of some of the animals they kill.
                        Big People and Little People of Other Lands
                        16
                        Perhaps the natives will kill and eat the gentleman with the bag.
                        Floor Games; a companion volume to "Little Wars"
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                        Translations for kill
                        Kill through the time
                        Kill across language varieties
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                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common
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