Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - kill
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v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a deprive of life or vitality; put to death; cause the death of. b (absol.) cause or bring about death (must kill to survive). 2 destroy; put an end to (feelings etc.) (overwork killed my enthusiasm). 3 refl. (often foll. by pres. part.) colloq. a overexert oneself (don't kill yourself lifting them all at once). b laugh heartily. 4 colloq. overwhelm (a person) with amusement, delight, etc. (the things he says really kill me). 5 switch off (a spotlight, engine, etc.). 6 colloq. delete (a line, paragraph, etc.) from a computer file. 7 colloq. cause pain or discomfort to (my feet are killing me). 8 pass (time, or a specified amount of it) usu. while waiting for a specific event (had an hour to kill before the interview). 9 defeat (a bill in Parliament). 10 colloq. consume the entire contents of (a bottle of wine etc.). 11 a Tennis etc. hit (the ball) so skilfully that it cannot be returned. b stop (the ball) dead. 12 neutralize or render ineffective (taste, sound, colour, etc.) (thick carpet killed the sound of footsteps). --n. 1 an act of killing (esp. an animal). 2 an animal or animals killed, esp. by a sportsman. 3 colloq. the destruction or disablement of an enemy aircraft, submarine, etc. Phrases and idioms dressed to kill dressed showily, alluringly, or impressively. in at the kill present at or benefiting from the successful conclusion of an enterprise. kill off 1 get rid of or destroy completely (esp. a number of persons or things). 2 (of an author) bring about the death of (a fictional character). kill or cure (usu. attrib.) (of a remedy etc.) drastic, extreme. kill two birds with one stone achieve two aims at once. kill with kindness spoil (a person) with overindulgence. Etymology: ME c{uuml}lle, kille, perh. ult. rel. to QUELL
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I. verb see: quell Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to deprive of life ; cause the death of, b. to slaughter (as a hog) for food, to convert a food animal into (a kind of meat) by slaughtering, 2. to put an end to , defeat, veto , to mark for omission, annihilate, destroy , 3. to destroy the vital or essential quality of , to cause to stop , to check the flow of current through, to make a markedly favorable impression on , to get through uneventfully , 6. to cause extreme pain to, to tire almost to the point of collapse, to hit (a shot) so hard in various games that a return is impossible, to consume (as a drink) totally, intransitive verb to deprive one of life, to make a markedly favorable impression , Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 1814 1. an act or instance of ~ing, a decisive act that conclusively secures something (as a deal or win), something ~ed: as, a. an animal shot in a hunt, animals ~ed in a hunt, season, or particular period of time, an enemy unit (as an airplane or ship) destroyed by military action, a return shot in any of various games (as badminton, handball, or table tennis) that is too hard for an opponent to handle, III. noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Dutch kil Date: 1669 channel, creek ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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