- kill someone or an animal off
- kill someone or an animal off†to kill all of a group of people or creatures. •
Lefty set out to kill Max and his boys off.
•Something killed off all the dinosaurs.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
kill someone or an animal off
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kill — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
kill — 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… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
kill — 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
kill — 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… … English dictionary
kill — [[t]kɪ̱l[/t]] ♦ kills, killing, killed 1) VERB If a person, animal, or other living thing is killed, something or someone causes them to die. [be V ed] More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces... [V pron refl] He had attempted… … English dictionary
kill*/*/*/ — [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… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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kill — kill1 [kil] vt. [ME kullen, killen < ? OE * cyllan, special late phonetic development of cwellan, to kill: see QUELL] 1. to cause the death of; make die 2. a) to destroy the vital or active qualities of b) to destroy; put an end to; ruin … English World dictionary
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kill — 1. verb 1) gangs killed twenty seven people Syn: murder, take/end the life of, assassinate, eliminate, terminate, dispatch, finish off, put to death, execute; slaughter, butcher, massacre, wipe out, annihilate, exterminate, mow down … Thesaurus of popular words
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