Killing — synonyms, definition

1. killing (a)

assassination bloodshed bloodthirsty bloody brutal deadly fatal final homicidal homicide lethal liquidation malignant manslaughter mortal murderous poisonous slaying violent death

2. killing (Noun)

abuse annihilation assassination atrocity battle bleeding blood bloodshed butchery carnage cleanup execution gore guts holocaust homicide ill-treatment kill liquidation manslaughter • • •

killing (Noun) — An event that causes someone to die.

killing (Noun) — The act of terminating a life.

killing (Noun) — A very large profit.

conclusion earnings ending fatality human death lucre net net income net profit profit profits termination asphyxiation beheading coup de grace death deathblow decapitation despatch dispatch electrocution euthanasia fell genocide homicide mercy killing poisoning race murder racial extermination ritual killing sacrifice self-annihilation • • •

3. killing (Adjective)

sidesplitting

killing (Adjective) — Very funny. ex. "a killing joke"

4. killing (Verb)

belting down bolting down defeating downing drinking down obliterating popping pouring down shooting down stamping out tossing off voting down voting out wiping out

killing (Verb) — Cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly. ex. "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank" ex. "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

killing (Verb) — Thwart the passage of. ex. "kill a motion"

killing (Verb) — End or extinguish by forceful means. ex. "kill poverty!"

killing (Verb) — Be fatal. ex. "cigarettes kill" ex. "drunken driving kills"

killing (Verb) — Be the source of great pain for. ex. "These new shoes are killing me!"

killing (Verb) — Overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration. ex. "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"

killing (Verb) — (sport) hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games. ex. "She killed the ball"

killing (Verb) — (sport) hit with great force. ex. "He killed the ball"

killing (Verb) — Deprive of life. ex. "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"

killing (Verb) — Cause the death of, without intention. ex. "She was killed in the collision of three cars"

killing (Verb) — Drink down entirely. ex. "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"

killing (Verb) — Mark for deletion, rub off, or erase. ex. "kill these lines in the President's speech"

killing (Verb) — Tire out completely. ex. "The daily stress of her work is killing her"

killing (Verb) — Cause to cease operating. ex. "kill the engine"

killing (Verb) — Destroy a vitally essential quality of or in. ex. "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"

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