kill

To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and hard drugs combined.

A Troope of Horſe with Felt: Ile put't in proofe, / And when I haue ſtolne vpon theſe Son in Lawes, / Then kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill.

To render inoperative.

He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.

He killed the motor.

To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.

The editor decided to kill the story.

The news that a hurricane had destroyed our beach house killed our plans to sell it.

To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.

That night, she was dressed to kill.

That joke always kills me.

To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.

These tight shoes are killing my feet.

You don't ever want to get rabies. The doctor will have to give you multiple shots and they really kill.

The act of killing.

The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.

The blonde women were in a frenzy of excitement, their faces transformed from dull moronity to living evil; they shouted like wild animals at the kill.

Specifically, the death blow.

The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head.

The result of killing; that which has been killed.

The fox dragged its kill back to its den.

If ye plunder his kill from a weaker, devour not all in thy pride.

An instance of killing; a score on the tally of enemy personnel or vehicles killed or destroyed.

confirmed kills

A flying ace is usually one with five or more confirmed kills.

The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.

As a senior in 1993, Turner had a kill percentage of 40.8, which was a school record at the time and the best in the SAC. Turner concluded her volleyball career with 1,349 kills, ranking fifth all-time at Catawba.

A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.

The channel beyond Staten Island, which connects Newark Bay with Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills.

Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.