KILL

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