Killing synonyms
kĭl'ĭng
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Murder
A source of great wealth or prosperity.
(Mathematics) The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of the original sequence.
To kill in a violent or brutal manner.
The definition of a windfall is something blown by wind, or unexpected good fortune.
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The definition of lethal is something very harmful or destructive, especially something that could cause death.
(Computing) Causing a sudden end to the running of a program.
Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny.
That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
Not able to be resisted.
The definition of a coup is a political uprising in which power changes hands or a successful strategic move.
deadly (related)
Very harmful; destructive
destructive (related)
Designed or tending to disprove or discredit:
crime (related)
(Uncountable) The practice or habit of committing crimes.
profit (related)
Financial gain from a transaction or from a period of investment or business activity, usually calculated as income in excess of costs or as the final value of an asset in excess of its initial value.
success (related)
One that is successful:
assideration
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burkism
(Archaic) Murder for the purpose of selling the body for dissection.
Wanton or cruel killing; carnage.
Bloody and extensive slaughter, esp. in battle; bloodshed
chance-medley
(Law, historical) The killing of another in self-defence upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter.
chaud-medley
(Law, obsolete) The killing of a person in an affray, in the heat of blood, and while under the influence of passion, distinguished from chance-medley or killing in self-defence or casual affray.
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(Baseball) The fourth position on a team's batting order, usually reserved for a strong hitter who can drive in extra runs.
Any action in opposition to a previous action.
The cause or means of destroying:
A putting to death as in accordance with a legally imposed sentence
A simultaneous or rapid and continuous discharge of many firearms
A disabling by strangling in this way; strangulation
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(Brit.) A method of limiting Parliamentary debate on a bill by voting at previously fixed times on specific sections of it
A person who kills another person.
The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed.
An act of killing a human being unlawfully, but not wilfully (as opposed to murder).
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The state or quality of being neutralized.
A stroke of good fortune
The definition of hilarious is someone or something that is very, very funny.
Of inestimable worth; invaluable.
Convulsively hearty; uproarious. Used of laughter.
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help (related)
(--- Archaic) A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.
putting-to-death
the act of terminating a life
violent-death
an event that causes someone to die
To win victory over; overcome; beat
To a lower volume of sound
With a popping sound.
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Waste is defined as to destroy, wear away or use up.
To forbid; prohibit; refuse consent to
(Electronics) to reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal
Suffocate is to cut off the supply of air, or to feel stifled and oppressed.
To cut off the oxygen supply of; smother.
To silence is to cause someone to stop speaking, or to cause noise to stop.
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(--- Informal) To use up or waste (time, money, etc.)
Ruin is defined as to break or destroy something.
To crush; subdue; put an end to
Poison is defined as to give or put in a substance that destroys, makes sick or kills, or to corrupt a mind.
To cause to become numb.
To cause an acidic solution to become neutral by adding a base to it or to cause a basic solution to become neutral by adding an acid to it. Salt and water are usually formed in the process.
To murder is to kill someone.
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To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.
To set, by contract or stipulation, a fixed amount for damages resulting from a particular harm.
To stop; pause:
To arrive at or attain the end of:
Extirpate is defined as to completely remove, destroy or pull out by the roots.
To extinguish is defined as to put out, put an end to, or to settle a debt.
To destroy or get rid of entirely, as by killing; wipe out; annihilate
To kill with a charge of electricity; specif., to execute in the electric chair
To finish quickly or promptly
To put an end to; do away with
(Roman history) To kill one man chosen by lot out of every ten in a legion or other military group.
To lose vigor, brilliance, or liveliness.
To put to death by nailing or binding to a cross and leaving to die of exposure
To talk dismally; foretell evil or misfortune; grumble
To counteract is to act in opposition to or against some force in order to neutralize the force.
To offset or cancel each other
To suffocate
To reduce to nonexistence:
To refuse to permit; forbid by law or by an order
To prevent the flow or passage of:
To cancel out
(Physiology) To excrete (waste products).
In time
Ice is defined as to freeze or cool, cover with or change into solid water, or is slang for to kill.
To destroy or kill:
(Slang) To kill.
To remove recorded material from (a magnetic tape or disk, for example):
To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully:
To do away with; eliminate:
To deprive (a fire) of the oxygen necessary for combustion.
To reduce the air intake of (a carburetor), thereby enriching the fuel mixture.
(Intransitive) To die of suffocation.
To spoil; botch; mar; garble
To go into in a sharp, thrusting way
To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted:
To subject to cruel or harmful treatment
To defile (the body of a person put to death) by dismembering it or cutting it into quarters
To remove the entrails from.
To remove the limbs of by cutting or tearing
To withstand or put up with a difficult situation. [ 20th c.]
To die by suffocation in water or other liquid
Wile is defined as to trick or to spend time leisurely.
To waste (time) in trifling or by being slow; idle
To destroy or remove utterly; eradicate
Root means to completely remove.
To get rid of; wipe out; destroy
To make (the sight) clear or sharp
To do away with completely; put an end to; esp., to make (a law, etc.) null and void
beginning (antonym)
To cause to start; set about; commence
initiating (antonym)
creating (antonym)
To produce through artistic or imaginative effort:
bearing (antonym)
To endure something with tolerance or patience:
facilitating (antonym)
To lead (a discussion), as by asking questions, mediating between opposing viewpoints, or ensuring that all participants' views are heard.
animating (antonym)
Animate is defined as to bring to life.
resuscitating (antonym)
To restore consciousness or other signs of life to (one who appears dead):
rescuing (antonym)
To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
refusing (related)
To decline to grant the request of (a person)
forbidding (related)
To rule against; not permit; prohibit
revoking (related)
To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing
making (related)
Make is defined as to produce something.
helping (related)
To make things easier or better for (a person); aid; assist
kidnapping (related)
mass-murder (related)
genocide (related)
atrocity (related)
extermination (related)
desecration (related)
torture (related)
hostage-taking (related)
funny (related)
(Informal) Somewhat ill, painful, or abnormal:
(Medicine) Constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or another fluid:
Highly varied, developed, or complex:
laughter (related)
Extremely funny
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