Idioms for kill
kill with kindness,
to overdo in one's efforts to be kind: The aunts would kill their nephews and nieces with kindness.
Origin of kill
1
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English
cullen, killen “to strike, beat, kill,” Old English
cyllan (unattested); cognate with dialectal German
küllen (Westphalian). Cf.
quell
SYNONYMS FOR kill
1
slaughter,
massacre,
butcher;
hang,
electrocute,
behead,
guillotine,
strangle,
garrote;
assassinate.
synonym study for kill
1.
Kill,
execute,
murder all mean to deprive of life.
Kill is the general word, with no implication of the manner of killing, the agent or cause, or the nature of what is killed (whether human being, animal, or plant):
to kill a person.
Execute is used with reference to the putting to death of one in accordance with a legal sentence, no matter what the means are:
to execute a criminal.
Murder is used of killing a human being unlawfully:
He murdered him for his money.
OTHER WORDS FROM kill
kill·a·ble, adjective self-killed, adjective un·killed, adjectiveWords nearby kill
Definition for kill (2 of 2)
kill
2
[ kil ]
/ kɪl /
noun Chiefly New York State.
a channel; creek; stream; river: used especially in place names: Kill Van Kull.
Origin of kill
2
1660–70,
Americanism; < Dutch
kil, Middle Dutch
kille channel
Example sentences from the Web for kill
British Dictionary definitions for kill (1 of 2)
kill
1
/ (kɪl) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
Word Origin for kill
C13
cullen; perhaps related to Old English
cwellan to kill; compare German (Westphalian dialect)
küllen; see
quell
British Dictionary definitions for kill (2 of 2)
kill
2
/ (kɪl) /
noun
US
a channel, stream, or river (chiefly as part of place names)
Word Origin for kill
C17: from Middle Dutch
kille; compare Old Norse
kīll small bay, creek
Idioms and Phrases with kill
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