English-Thai Dictionary

kill

N การเข่นฆ่า  การ ฆ่า  การสังหาร  การฆ่าฟัน  การ ประหาร  การ ฆาตกรรม  murder assassination homicide kan-ken-ka

 

kill

VI ทำให้ ตาย  ทำให้ เสียชีวิต  เป็นเหตุให้ ตาย  เป็นเหตุให้ เสียชีวิต  murder assassinate tam-hai-tai

 

kill

VT ฆ่า  เข่นฆ่า  สังหาร  ฆ่าฟัน  สังหาร  ประหัตประหาร  ฆาตกรรม  murder assassinate ka

 

kill off

PHRV ฆ่า  ทำให้ ตาย  ka

 

kill oneself with laughter

IDM สนุกสนาน มาก  รื่นเริง มาก  sa-nuk-sa-nan-mak

 

kill oneself with mirth

IDM สนุกสนาน มาก  รื่นเริง มาก  sa-nuk-sa-nan-mak

 

kill someone with kindness

IDM ใจดี กับ  jai-de-kab

 

kill with

PHRV ฆ่า ด้วย วิธี  ทำให้ ตาย ด้วย  ka-duai-wi-te

 

killdeer

N นก พวก  Charadrius vociferus พบ ใน อเมริกา  killdee

 

killer

N ผู้ฆ่า  นักฆ่า ,ฆาตกร  murderer assassin phu-ka

 

killer whale

N ปลาวาฬ เพชร ฆาต  orca pla-wan-ped-cha-kad

 

killerwhale

N ปลาโลมา พวก ที่ ฆ่า สัตว์ อื่น  เช่น  Orcinus orca

 

killifish

N ปลา เล็ก พวก  Fundulus

 

killing

ADJ ถึงตาย  fatal mortal lethal tuang-tai

 

killjoy

N คนที่ ทำลาย ความสุข สนุกสนาน ของ คนอื่น 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

KILL

v.t. 1. To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means. To kill an animal or a plant, is to put an end to the vital functions, either by destroying or essentially injuring the organs necessary to life, or by causing them to cease from action. An animal may be killed by the sword or by poison, by disease or by suffocation. A strong solution of salt will kill plants.
2. To butcher; to slaughter for food; as, to kill an ox.
3. To quell; to appease; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind.

 

KILLAS

n.An argillaceous stone of a pale gray or greenish gray, of a lamellar or coarsely granular texture, found in Cornwall, England.

 

KILLDEE

n.A small bird in America, so called from its voice or note; a species of plover.

 

KILLED

pp. Deprived of life; quelled; calmed.

 

KILLER

n.One who deprives of life; he or that which kills.

 

KILLING

ppr. Depriving of life; quelling.

 

KILLINITE

n.A mineral, a variety of spodumene, found at Killeney, in Ireland.

 

KILLOW

n.An earth of a blackish or deep blue color.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

KILL

KILL Kill, n.

 

Defn: A kiln. [Obs. ] Fuller.

 

KILL

Kill, n. Etym: [D. kil. ]

 

Defn: A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills; -- used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.

 

KILL

Kill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Killed; p. pr. & vb. n. Killing. ] Etym: [OE. killen, kellen, cullen, to kill, strike; perh. the same word as cwellen, quellen, to kill (cf. Quell ), or perh. rather akin to Icel. kolla to hit in the head, harm, kollr top, summit, head, Sw. kulle, D. kollen to kill with the ax. ]

 

1. To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay. Ah, kill me with thy weapon, not with words! Shak.

 

2. To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill the sale of a book. "To kill thine honor. " Shak. Her lively color kill'd with deadly cares. Shak.

 

3. To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind. Be comforted, good madam; the great rage, You see, is killed in him. Shak.

 

4. To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; as, alkali kills acid. To kill time, to busy one's self with something which occupies the attention, or makes the time pass without tediousness.

 

Syn. -- To murder; assassinate; slay; butcher; destroy. -- To Kill, Murder, Assassinate. To kill does not necessarily mean any more than to deprive of life. A man may kill another by accident or in self-defense, without the imputation of guilt. To murder is to kill with malicious forethought and intention. To assassinate is tomurder suddenly and by stealth. The sheriff may kill without murdering; the duelist murders, but does not assassinate his antagonist; the assassin kills and murders.

 

KILLDEE; KILLDEER

Kill "dee `, Kill "deer `, n. Etym: [So named from its notes. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small American plover (Ægialitis vocifera ).

 

Note: It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and band across the breast, black.

 

KILLER

KILLER Kill "er, n.

 

1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of which several species are known.

 

Note: The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species (Orca gladiator ), is found both on the European and the American coast. Two species (Orca ater and O. rectipinna ) occur on the Pacific coast.

 

KILLESSE

Kil *lesse ", n. Etym: [Cf. Coulisse. ] (Arch. )(a ) A gutter, groove, or channel. (b ) A hipped roof. [Prov. Eng. ] Parker.

 

KILLIFISH

KILLIFISH Kil "li *fish `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus and allied genera. They live equally well in fresh and brackish water, or even in the sea. They are usually striped or barred with black. Called also minnow, and brook fish. See Minnow.

 

KILLIGREW

KILLIGREW Kil "li *grew, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The Cornish chough. See under Chough. [Prov. Eng. & Scot. ]

 

KILLIKINICK

KILLIKINICK Kil `li *ki *nick ", n.

 

Defn: See Kinnikinic.

 

KILLING

KILLING Kill "ing, a.

 

Defn: Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible. -- Kill "ing *ly, adv. Those eyes are made so killing. Pope. Nothing could be more killingly spoken. Milton.

 

KILL-JOY

KILL-JOY Kill "-joy `, n.

 

Defn: One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person. W. Black.

 

KILLOCK

Kil "lock, n. Etym: [Cf. Scot. killick "the flue [fluke ] of an anchor. "Jamieson.]

 

Defn: A small anchor; also, a kind of anchor formed by a stone inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together. [Written also killick. ]

 

KILLOW

Kil "low, n. Etym: [Prov. E. kollow the smut or grime on the backs of chimneys.]

 

Defn: An earth of a blackish or deep blue color. Woodward.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

kill

kill 1 |kil kɪl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing ): her father was killed in a car crash | [ no obj. ] : a robber armed with a shotgun who kills in cold blood. • (kill someone /something off ) get rid of or destroy completely, esp. in large numbers: there is every possibility all river life would be killed off for generations. • (kill someone off ) (of a writer ) bring about the “death ” of a fictional character. 2 put an end to or cause the failure or defeat of (something ): the committee voted to kill the project. • stop (a computer program or process ). • informal switch off (a light or engine ). • informal delete (a line, paragraph, or file ) from a document or computer. • informal consume the entire contents of (a bottle containing an alcoholic drink ). • (in tennis and similar games ) hit (the ball ) so forcefully that it cannot be returned. • (in soccer or other ball games ) make (the ball ) stop. • neutralize or subdue (an effect or quality ): the sauce would kill the taste of the herbs. 3 informal overwhelm (someone ) with an emotion: the suspense is killing me. • (kill oneself ) overexert oneself: I killed myself carrying those things home. • used hyperbolically to indicate that someone will be extremely angry with (another person ): my parents will kill me if they catch me out here. • cause pain or anguish to: my feet are killing me. 4 pass (time, or a specified amount of it ), typically while waiting for a particular event: when he reached the station, he found he actually had an hour to kill. ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] an act of killing, esp. of one animal by another: a lion has made a kill . • an animal or animals killed, either by a hunter or by another animal: the vulture is able to survey the land and locate a fresh kill. • informal an act of destroying or disabling an enemy aircraft, submarine, tank, etc. • (in tennis and similar games ) a very forceful shot that cannot be returned. PHRASES be in at the kill be present at or benefit from the successful conclusion of an enterprise. go (or move in or close in ) for the kill take decisive action, often ruthlessly, to turn a situation to one's advantage. if it kills one informal whatever the problems or difficulties involved: we are going to smile and be pleasant if it kills us. kill oneself laughing informal be overcome with laughter. kill two birds with one stone proverb achieve two aims at once. kill with (or by ) kindness spoil with overindulgence. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘strike, beat, ’ also ‘put to death ’): probably of Germanic origin and related to quell. The noun originally denoted a stroke or blow.

 

kill

kill 2 |kɪl kil | ▶noun (in place names, esp. in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania ) a stream, creek, or tributary: Kill Van Kull. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Dutch kil, from Middle Dutch kille ‘riverbed, channel. ’

 

Killarney

Kil lar ney |kilˈärnē kɪˈlɑrni | a town in southwestern Republic of Ireland, in County Kerry, noted for the beauty of the nearby lakes and mountains; pop. 13,497 (2006 ).

 

Killarney fern

Kil |lar ¦ney fern ▶noun a rare bristle fern which grows on rocks by streams in a few parts of western Europe. ●Trichomanes speciosum, family Hymenophyllaceae.

 

killdeer

kill deer |ˈkilˌdi (ə )r ˈkɪldɪər |(also killdeer plover ) ▶noun a widespread American plover with a plaintive call that resembles its name. [Charadrius vociferus, family Charadriidae. ] ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: imitative of its call.

 

Killeen

Kil leen |kiˈlēn kɪˈlin | a city in east central Texas, near Fort Hood; pop. 116,934 (est. 2008 ).

 

killer

kill er |ˈkilər ˈkɪlər | ▶noun a person, animal, or thing that kills: police are still searching for the killer | [ as modifier ] : a killer virus. • informal a formidable or excellent person or thing: that wind's a killer | they make a killer salsa. • informal a hilarious joke.

 

killer app

kill er app ▶noun informal a feature, function, or application of a new technology or product that is presented as virtually indispensable or much superior to rival products. ORIGIN from killer and app, a shortening of application .

 

killer bee

kill er bee |ˈkɪlər bi | ▶noun informal an Africanized honeybee. See Africanize ( sense 2 ).

 

killer cell

kill er cell |ˈkɪlər sɛl | ▶noun Physiology a white blood cell (a type of lymphocyte ) that destroys infected or cancerous cells.

 

killer instinct

kill er in stinct ▶noun a ruthless determination to succeed or win.

 

killer whale

kill er whale |ˈkɪlər ˌ (h )weɪl | ▶noun another term for orca.

 

kill file

kill file Computing ▶noun (in a Usenet program ) a file into which one may put particular email addresses or keywords, posts from or containing which are then automatically deleted without being displayed. ▶verb ( killfile ) [ with obj. ] place (something ) in a kill file.

 

killick

kil lick |ˈkilik ˈkɪlɪk | ▶noun a heavy stone used by small craft as an anchor. • any anchor, esp. a small one. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

killifish

kil li fish |ˈkilēˌfiSH ˈkɪliˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or killifishes ) a small carplike fish of fresh, brackish, or salt water, typically brightly colored. They are mainly native to America and include many popular aquarium fishes. [Families Fundulidae and Cyprinodontidae, which include numerous genera of egg-laying killifishes. ] ORIGIN early 19th cent.: apparently from kill 2 and fish 1 .

 

killing

kill ing |ˈkiliNG ˈkɪlɪŋ | ▶noun an act of causing death, esp. deliberately. ▶adjective causing death: [ in combination ] : weed-killing. • informal exhausting; unbearable: the suspense will be killing. • dated overwhelmingly funny. PHRASES make a killing have a great financial success: they're a safe investment, you can make a killing overnight. DERIVATIVES kill ing ly adverb

 

killing field

kill ing field ▶noun (usu. killing fields ) a place where a heavy loss of life has occurred, typically as the result of massacre or genocide during a time of warfare or violent civil unrest.

 

killjoy

kill joy |ˈkilˌjoi ˈkɪlˌʤɔɪ | ▶noun a person who deliberately spoils the enjoyment of others through resentful or overly sober behavior.

 

kill ratio

kill ratio ▶noun the proportion of casualties on each side in a military action.

 

Killy, Jean-Claude

Kil ly, Jean-Claude |ˈkēyē ˈkiji | (1943 –) French alpine skier. He won three gold medals at the 1968 Olympic games and was winner of the World Cup 1967, 1968.

 

kill zone

kill zone (also killing zone ) ▶noun 1 the area of a military engagement with a high concentration of fatalities. 2 the area of the human body where entry of a projectile would kill, esp. as indicated on a target for shooting practice.

 

Oxford Dictionary

kill

kill 1 |kɪl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing ): her father was killed in a car crash | [ no obj. ] : a robber armed with a shotgun who kills in cold blood. • (kill someone /thing off ) get rid of or destroy completely, especially in large numbers: there is every possibility all river life would be killed off for generations. • (kill someone off ) (of a writer ) bring about the 'death' of a fictional character. • [ no obj. ] (kill out ) (of an animal ) yield (a specified amount of meat ) when slaughtered. 2 put an end to or cause the failure or defeat of (something ): two fast goals from Dublin killed any hopes of a famous Sligo victory. • stop (a computer programme or process ). • informal switch off (a light or engine ). • informal delete (a line, paragraph, or file ) from a document or computer. • (in soccer or other ball games ) make (the ball ) stop: after killing the ball with his chest, he brushed past Reeves. • Tennis hit (the ball ) so that it cannot be returned. • neutralize or subdue (an effect or quality ): the sauce would kill the taste of the herbs. • informal consume the entire contents of (a bottle containing an alcoholic drink ). 3 informal overwhelm (someone ) with an emotion: the suspense is killing me. • (kill oneself ) overexert oneself: I killed myself carrying those things home. • used hyperbolically to indicate that someone will be extremely angry with (another person ): my boss will kill me for saying this. • cause pain or anguish to: my feet are killing me. 4 pass (time, or a specified amount of it ), typically while waiting for a particular event: when he reached the station he found he actually had an hour to kill. ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] an act of killing, especially of one animal by another: a lion has made a kill . • an animal or animals killed: the vulture is able to survey the land and locate a fresh kill. • informal an act of destroying or disabling an enemy aircraft, submarine, etc. PHRASES be in at the kill be present at or benefit from the successful conclusion of an enterprise. go (or move in or close in ) for the kill take ruthless or decisive action to turn a situation to one's advantage. if it kills one informal whatever the problems or difficulties involved: we are going to smile and be pleasant if it kills us. kill oneself laughing informal, chiefly Brit. be overcome with laughter. kill or cure Brit. (of a remedy for a problem ) likely to either work well or fail catastrophically, with no possibility of partial success: the spring Budget will be kill or cure. kill two birds with one stone proverb achieve two aims at once. kill someone with (or by ) kindness spoil someone by overindulging them. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘strike, beat ’, also ‘put to death ’): probably of Germanic origin and related to quell. The noun originally denoted a stroke or blow.

 

kill

kill 2 |kɪl kil | ▶noun (in place names, esp. in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania ) a stream, creek, or tributary: Kill Van Kull. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Dutch kil, from Middle Dutch kille ‘riverbed, channel. ’

 

Killarney

Killarney |kɪˈlɑːni | a town in the south-west of the Republic of Ireland, in County Kerry, famous for the beauty of the nearby lakes and mountains; pop. 13,497 (2006 ).

 

Killarney fern

Kil |lar ¦ney fern ▶noun a rare bristle fern which grows on rocks by streams in a few parts of western Europe. ●Trichomanes speciosum, family Hymenophyllaceae.

 

killdeer

killdeer |ˈkɪldɪə |(also killdeer plover ) ▶noun a widespread American plover with a plaintive call that resembles its name. ●Charadrius vociferus, family Charadriidae. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: imitative of its call.

 

Killeen

Kil leen |kiˈlēn kɪˈlin | a city in east central Texas, near Fort Hood; pop. 116,934 (est. 2008 ).

 

killer

kill ¦er |ˈkɪlə | ▶noun 1 a person, animal, or thing that kills: [ as modifier ] : a killer virus. 2 informal a formidable, impressive or difficult thing: his new novel is a killer. • a hilarious joke. 3 Austral. /NZ informal an animal that has been selected for slaughter.

 

killer app

kill ¦er app ▶noun informal a feature, function, or application of a new technology or product which is presented as virtually indispensable or much superior to rival products.

 

killer bee

kill ¦er bee ▶noun informal, chiefly US an Africanized honeybee. See Africanize ( sense 2 ).

 

killer cell

kill ¦er cell ▶noun Physiology a white blood cell (a type of lymphocyte ) which destroys infected or cancerous cells.

 

killer instinct

kill ¦er in |stinct ▶noun a ruthless determination to succeed or win.

 

killer whale

kill ¦er whale ▶noun a large toothed whale with distinctive black-and-white markings and a prominent dorsal fin. It lives in groups that hunt fish, seals, and penguins cooperatively. Also called orca. ●Orcinus orca, family Delphinidae.

 

kill file

kill file Computing ▶noun (in a Usenet program ) a file into which one may put particular email addresses or keywords, posts from or containing which are then automatically deleted without being displayed. ▶verb ( killfile ) [ with obj. ] place (something ) in a kill file.

 

killick

killick |ˈkɪlɪk | ▶noun a heavy stone used by small craft as an anchor. • a small anchor. • Brit. Nautical slang a leading seaman. [so named because the leading seaman's badge bore the symbol of an anchor. ] ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

killifish

killifish |ˈkɪlɪfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or killifishes ) a small toothcarp of fresh or brackish water, typically brightly coloured. They are mainly native to America and include many popular aquarium fishes. ●Families Cyprinodontidae (or Fundulidae ), which includes numerous genera of egg-laying killifishes, and Poeciliidae, which includes a few live-bearing species. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: apparently from kill 1 and fish 1 .

 

killing

kill |ing |ˈkɪlɪŋ | ▶noun an act of causing death, especially deliberately. ▶adjective 1 causing death: a killing disease. 2 informal exhausting or unbearable: a killing schedule. • dated extremely funny. PHRASES make a killing informal have a great financial success. DERIVATIVES killingly adverb

 

killing field

kill |ing field ▶noun (usu. killing fields ) a place where a heavy loss of life has occurred, typically as the result of massacre or genocide.

 

killing zone

killing zone (also kill zone ) ▶noun 1 the area of a military engagement with a high concentration of fatalities. 2 an area of the human body where entry of a projectile would cause death, especially as indicated on a target for shooting practice.

 

killjoy

kill |joy |ˈkɪldʒɔɪ | ▶noun a person who deliberately spoils the enjoyment of others.

 

kill ratio

kill ratio ▶noun the proportion of casualties on each side in a military action.

 

Killy, Jean-Claude

Kil ly, Jean-Claude |ˈkēyē ˈkiji | (1943 –) French alpine skier. He won three gold medals at the 1968 Olympic games and was winner of the World Cup 1967, 1968.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

kill

kill verb 1 gangs killed twenty-seven people: murder, take /end the life of, assassinate, eliminate, terminate, dispatch, finish off, put to death, execute; slaughter, butcher, massacre, wipe out, annihilate, exterminate, mow down, shoot down, cut down, cut to pieces; informal bump off, polish off, do away with, do in, knock off, take out, croak, stiff, blow away, liquidate, dispose of, ice, snuff, rub out, waste, whack, smoke; euphemistic neutralize; literary slay. 2 this would kill all hopes of progress: destroy, put an end to, end, extinguish, dash, quash, ruin, wreck, shatter, smash, crush, scotch, thwart; informal put the kibosh on, stymie, scuttle. 3 we had to kill several hours at the airport: while away, fill (up ), occupy, pass, spend, waste. 4 informal you must rest or you'll kill yourself: exhaust, wear out, tire out, overtax, overtire, fatigue, weary, sap, drain, enervate, knock out. 5 informal my feet were killing me: hurt, cause pain to, torture, torment, cause discomfort to; be painful, be sore, be uncomfortable. 6 a shot to kill the pain: alleviate, assuage, soothe, allay, dull, blunt, deaden, stifle, suppress, subdue. 7 informal an opposition attempt to kill the bill: veto, defeat, vote down, rule against, reject, throw out, overrule, overturn, put a stop to, quash, squash. 8 informal Noel killed the engine: turn off, switch off, stop, shut off /down, cut. ▶noun 1 the hunter's kill: prey, quarry, victim, bag. 2 the wolf was moving in for the kill: death blow, killing, dispatch, finish, end, coup de grâce. WORD LINKS -cide forming words that refer to a person or substance that kills, such as insecticide (‘a substance used for killing insects ’), or to the killing of a person, such as infanticide (‘the killing of a baby or very young child ’)Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

killer

killer noun 1 police are searching for the killer: murderer, assassin, slaughterer, butcher, serial killer, gunman; executioner, hitman, cutthroat; literary slayer; dated homicide. 2 a major killer: cause of death, fatal illness, deadly illness, threat to life, scourge.

 

killing

killing noun a brutal killing: murder, assassination, homicide, manslaughter, elimination, putting to death, execution; slaughter, massacre, butchery, carnage, bloodshed, extermination, annihilation; literary slaying. ▶adjective 1 a killing blow: deadly, lethal, fatal, mortal, death-dealing; murderous, homicidal; literary deathly. 2 informal a killing schedule: exhausting, grueling, punishing, taxing, draining, wearing, prostrating, crushing, tiring, fatiguing, debilitating, enervating, arduous, tough, demanding, onerous, strenuous, rigorous; informal murderous. PHRASES make a killing informal Tess made a killing in real estate: make a large profit, make a /one's fortune, make money, rake it in, clean up, cash in, make a pretty penny, make big bucks.

 

killjoy

killjoy noun uh-oh, here comes that killjoy Walter: spoilsport, wet blanket, damper, party pooper; prophet of doom.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

kill

kill verb 1 gangs killed twenty-seven people: murder, cause the death of, take /end the life of, do away with, make away with, assassinate, do to death, eliminate, terminate, dispatch, finish off, put to death, execute; slaughter, butcher, massacre, wipe out, destroy, annihilate, erase, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, decimate, mow down, shoot down, cut down, cut to pieces; put down, put to sleep; informal bump off, polish off, do in, do for, knock off, top, take out, croak, stiff, blow away, liquidate, dispose of; N. Amer. informal ice, off, rub out, waste, whack, scrag, smoke; literary slay. 2 media hostility would kill all hopes of progress: destroy, put an end to, bring to an end, be the end of, end, extinguish, dash, quell, quash, ruin, wreck, shatter, smash, crush, scotch; stop, block, frustrate, thwart, put a stop to, prevent, defeat, derail; informal put paid to, do for, put the lid on, put the kibosh on, stymie, queer; Brit. informal scupper, dish. ANTONYMS facilitate. 3 we had to kill several hours at the airport: while away, use up, fill up, fill in, fill, occupy, beguile, pass, spend, expend; fritter away, waste. 4 you must rest or you'll kill yourself: exhaust, wear out, tire out, overtax, overtire, fatigue, weary, sap, drain, tax, strain, debilitate, enervate, prostrate; informal knock out, fag out, shatter; Brit. informal knacker. ANTONYMS refresh, revitalize. 5 informal my feet were killing me: hurt, give pain to, cause pain to, cause agony to, pain, torture, torment, cause discomfort to; be agonizing, be excruciating, be painful, be sore, be uncomfortable. 6 informal the music kills me every time I hear it: overwhelm, take someone's breath away, leave speechless, shake, move, stir, stun, amaze, astonish, stagger, dumbfound; informal bowl over, blow away, knock sideways, blow someone's mind, knock for six, flabbergast. 7 the captain kept the engines at a low rev to kill the noise: muffle, deaden, stifle, dampen, damp down, smother, reduce, diminish, decrease, suppress, abate, tone down, moderate, silence, mute, still, quieten, soften, quell. ANTONYMS amplify. 8 she gave me a shot to kill the pain: alleviate, assuage, soothe, allay, take the edge off, mitigate, dull, blunt, mask, deaden, stifle, suppress, subdue, weaken, abate, quell, get rid of, put an end to. ANTONYMS intensify. 9 informal if a message has been killed, the file contains only the header: delete, wipe out, erase, remove, destroy, rub out, cut out, cut, cancel, get rid of, expunge, obliterate, eliminate; informal zap. 10 informal Congress killed an anti-tobacco bill: veto, defeat, vote down, rule against, reject, throw out, overrule, stop, block, put a stop to, put an end to, quash, overturn, disallow; informal give the thumbs down to, squash. ANTONYMS pass, accept. 11 informal Noel parked and killed the engine: turn off, switch off, stop, stop working, shut off, shut down, cut, cut out, deactivate; put out, turn out, extinguish. ANTONYMS start. ▶noun 1 the hunter proudly flung down his kill: prey, quarry, victim, bag. 2 the wolf was moving in for the kill: death blow, killing, act of killing, dispatch; conclusion, ending, finish, end, climax; French coup de grâce. WORD LINKS kill -cide person or substance that kills, as in insecticide -cide killing of someone, as in regicide, suicide Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

killer

killer noun 1 police are searching for clues to help find the killer: murderer, slaughterer, destroyer, liquidator, exterminator, terminator, executioner; literary slayer; dated homicide. 2 the major killers are coronary disease, stroke, and cancer: cause of death, fatal /deadly illness, destroyer, threat to life, menace, plague, scourge, peril.

 

killing

killing noun the community was shocked by the brutal killing: murder, taking of life, assassination, homicide, manslaughter, liquidation, elimination, putting /doing to death, execution, dispatch, martyrdom; slaughter, massacre, butchery, carnage, bloodshed, destruction, decimation, extermination, eradication, annihilation, wiping out, extinction; patricide, matricide, parricide, infanticide, filicide; literary slaying. PHRASES make a killing informal investors are set to make a killing in the sell-off: make a large profit, make a /one's fortune, gain, profit, make money, be successful, be lucky; informal clean up, strike it rich, rake it in, make a /one's pile, make a packet, make a bundle, make a pretty penny; Brit. informal make a bomb; N. Amer. informal make big bucks. ▶adjective 1 a killing blow: deadly, lethal, fatal, mortal, death-dealing, causing death, life-threatening, final, destructive, dangerous; murderous, homicidal; literary deathly. 2 informal the Minister has a killing schedule: exhausting, gruelling, punishing, taxing, draining, wearing, prostrating, sapping, crushing, tiring, fatiguing, debilitating, enervating, arduous, tough, demanding, onerous, strenuous, rigorous, relentless, unsparing, grinding, formidable; informal murderous, back-breaking; Brit. informal knackering. 3 informal the suspense will be killing: unbearable, intolerable, unendurable, not to be borne, more than one can bear, more than flesh and blood can stand, insupportable, impossible; cruel, heartbreaking, painful, excruciating, agonizing, grievous. 4 informal, dated ‘I think he's absolutely killing, ’ said Muriel: hilarious, hysterically funny, outrageously funny, too funny for words, uproarious, riotous, comic, comical, chucklesome, amusing, laughable, absurd, ludicrous, outrageous; informal priceless, side-splitting, a scream, a hoot, rib-tickling, killingly funny, screamingly funny.

 

killjoy

killjoy noun sun worshippers feel the anti-sun lobby are just killjoys: spoilsport, moaner, complainer, mope, prophet of doom, Cassandra, Jeremiah, death's head at a feast; puritan, prig, prude; Austral. /NZ wowser; informal wet blanket, party pooper, misery, dog in the manger.

 

Duden Dictionary

killekille

kil le kil le Interjektion Kindersprache |k i llek i lle |als scherzender Ausdruck, wenn man ein Kind kitzelt bei einem Kind killekille machen (es [unterm Kinn ] kitzeln )

 

killen

kil len schwaches Verb salopp |k i llen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « englisch to kill, Herkunft ungeklärt kaltblütig ermorden der Gangsterboss wurde von den eigenen Leuten gekillt | figurativ Jobs killen (vernichten )

 

killen

kil len schwaches Verb Seemannssprache |k i llen |englisch leicht flattern von Segeln

 

Killer

Kil ler Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der Killerin |K i ller |der Killer; Genitiv: des Killers, Plural: die Killer englisch killer, zu killen kaltblütiger Mörder gedungene, bezahlte Killer | [für den Anschlag ] einen Killer anheuern, engagieren

 

Killer-

Kil ler- Präfix Jargon |K i ller- |drückt in Bildungen mit Substantiven aus, dass etwas als tödlich, als schädlich, als zerstörend wirkend angesehen wird das im Basiswort Genannte, das etwas verhindert oder äußerst gefährlich, schädlich [für etwas ] ist Killeralge, Killervirus, Killervulkan

 

Killeralge

Kil ler al ge Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich , die |K i lleralge |

 

Killerapplikation

Kil ler ap pli ka ti on Substantiv, feminin EDV-Jargon , die |K i llerapplikation |nach gleichbedeutend englisch killer application, aus killer (Killer ) und application = Applikation 4 Anwendung 3 , die zahlreiche Nutzer bzw. Käufer findet und dadurch einer neuen Technologie zum Durchbruch verhilft E-Mail ist die Killerapplikation des Internets

 

Killerin

Kil le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |K i llerin |weibliche Form zu Killer

 

Killerkommando

Kil ler kom man do Substantiv, Neutrum umgangssprachlich , das |K i llerkommando | Kommando 3a , das den Auftrag hat, jemanden zu töten

 

killern

kil lern schwaches Verb Schülersprache |k i llern |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mit dem Tintenkiller löschen falsch Geschriebenes killern

 

Killersatellit

Kil ler sa tel lit Substantiv, maskulin , der |K i llersatellit | Satellit 3 , der die Aufgabe hat, andere Flugkörper im All zu zerstören

 

Killerspiel

Kil ler spiel Substantiv, Neutrum umgangssprachlich , das |K i llerspiel |Computerspiel, bei dem die simulierte Tötung von Menschen oder menschenähnlichen Wesen eine wesentliche Rolle spielt

 

Killervirus

Kil ler vi rus Substantiv, Neutrum oder Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , das oder der |K i llervirus |das, auch: der Killervirus 1 lebensbedrohendes Virus 2 besonders schädliches, gefährliches Computervirus

 

Killerwal

Kil ler wal Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der |K i llerwal |wohl nach englisch killer whale Schwertwal

 

Killerzelle

Kil ler zel le Substantiv, feminin Biologie, Medizin , die |K i llerzelle |Zelle, die die Zellsubstanz körperfremder Zellen schädigt

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

kill

kill /kɪl /〖「 (武器で )殺意を持って人の命を奪う 」＞「 (殺意に関係なく )事故 病気などで命を落とす 」〗(名 )killer, (名 形 )killing 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 a. 〈人 動物が 〉〈人 動物 〉を殺す , 殺す結果となる; 〈物 事が 〉…の生命を奪う ▸ I accidentally killed her .彼女を過失で殺してしまった (╳… murdered …. としない; ↓類義 )▸ freshly killed prey 仕留めたばかりの獲物 (!修飾語なしで ╳～ preyとしない ) ▸ A lot of innocent civilians were killed by soldiers [in the explosion ]. ≒ Soldiers [The explosion ] killed a lot of innocent civilians .大勢の罪のない市民が兵士に [爆発で ]殺された ▸ kill two birds with one stone ｟話 ｠一石二鳥 ▸ More than 10 people were killed by the bullets [a car ]. ≒ The bullets [A car ] killed …10名以上が銃弾 [車 ]の犠牲となった ▸ Cancer killed my husband .私の夫は癌 （がん ）で亡くなった (≒ My husband died of cancer. )類義 killとmurder, assassinateなど kill は手段 意図 対象などを問わず, 「殺す 」を意味する最も一般的な語. murder は故意にまたは違法に人を殺すの意. assassinate は特に政治的な理由で政治家 著名人などの要人を暗殺するの意 ▸ Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 in Harlem .マルコムXは1965年ハーレムで暗殺された massacre は特に無防備な人を大量に虐殺するの意. slaughter も特に多数の人を虐殺するの意だが, 食用に動物を殺す意でも用いられる ▸ 58 foreign tourists were slaughtered .58人の外国人観光客が虐殺された slay は人を殺害する 虐殺するの意で, 新聞の見出しなどによく用いられる ▸ Real Estate Tycoon Found Slain 不動産王, 死体で発見 b. 〖be ～ed 〗〈人 動物が 〉【事故 戦争などで 】死ぬ «in » ▸ I was [got, ╳became ] nearly [almost ] killed in a car accident .私は自動車事故で危うく死ぬところだった ▸ killed in action 戦死した (｟略 ｠ KIA ).c. 〈植物 〉を枯らす (off )▸ Carbon dioxide gas emissions have killed trees on the mountain .二酸化炭素の放出で山の木々が枯れてしまった 2 ｟くだけた話 ｠(殺さんばかりに )〈人 〉に怒る, 激怒する ▸ I'm going to kill him .あの野郎ただじゃおかないぞ 3 〈人 事が 〉〈機会 考え 計画など 〉をつぶす , 終わらせる ;｟ くだけて ｠〈エンジン 照明など 〉を切る ; 〘コンピュ 〙〈プロセス 〉を終了する ▸ Bad luck may kill his remaining chances .運が悪ければ彼は残されたチャンスを逃すかもしれない ▸ kill an idea (stone- )dead 考えを完全に打ち砕く ▸ kill the engine on one's car 車のエンジンを停止させる 4 (直前になって )〈記事 原稿など 〉を掲載中止とする, 没にする; 〈法案など 〉を無効にする, 否決する ;｟ くだけた話 ｠〘コンピュ 〙〈行 段落など 〉をファイルから消す .5 ｟米話 くだけて ｠〈酒 〉を飲み干す, 〈食物 〉をたいらげる .6 〈人が 〉 (何かを待ちながら )〈空いた時間 〉をつぶす (!受け身にしない ) ▸ kill time (by ) reading a magazine 雑誌を読んで時間をつぶす ▸ have a couple of hours to kill before departure 出発まで数時間暇をもてあます 7 〈痛み 味 音 色など 〉を消す, …の作用 [働き ]を損なう; 〈気持ちなど 〉を冷めさせる; 〈速度 〉を落とす ▸ kill pain 痛みを和らげる ▸ Don't smoke. It kills the taste of the wine .タバコは吸わないで . ワインの味が台なしだわ ▸ kill A's love [spirit ]Aの愛情 [気力 ]をそぐ 8 a. ｟くだけた話 ｠〖通例be ～ing 〗(痛み 疲労 悲しみ 不安 おかしさなどが )〈人 〉をひどく参らせる , 圧倒する ▸ My head [schedule ] is killing me .頭が痛くて [スケジュールが一杯で ]死にそうだ ▸ It kills me to be away from my child .子供と離れ離れなんて辛くてたまらない ▸ The suspense [tension ] is killing me .あまりの不安 [緊張 ]に気が変になりそうだ b. 〈人 〉に大変な苦難を与える ;｟くだけた話 ｠〖won't [wouldn't ] ～で 〗〈人 〉にとって大したことではない ▸ I'll find her (even ) if it kills me .どんなに大変だろうが必ず彼女を見つけてみせます ▸ How about another drink? One more drink won't kill you. ≒ … It won't kill you to have one more drink .もう1杯やらないか . もう1杯ぐらい飲んでも大丈夫だよ 9 〘スポーツ 〙(サッカーなどで )〈ボール 〉を殺す ; (テニスなどで ) (返球不可能なほど強烈に )〈ボール 〉を打つ, スマッシュする .自動詞 1 〈物 事が 〉 (人の )命を奪う; 〈人が 〉 (人を )殺す, 殺人を犯す; 〈植物が 〉枯れる ▸ Cigarettes kill .タバコは死を招く 2 〖～ to do 〗…したくてどうしようもない .be dr è ssed [be got ù p ] (f ì t ) to k í ll ｟くだけて ｠(異性の目をひこうと )ひどくめかし込んでいる, セクシーな装いをしている .Ì t will k ì ll or c ú re .一か八か [のるかそるか ]だ .k ì ll A ó ff [ó ff A ]1 〈人 物 事が 〉A 〈生物 〉を大量に殺す, 全滅させる ; 〈著者が 〉A 〈物語などの主人公 〉を死なせる .2 A 〈計画など 〉を完全に打ち砕く .k í ll one s è lf 1 自殺する ; (過失などで )自ら死を招く (!意志による自殺にはcommit suicideが明確 ) ▸ Susan killed herself with an overdose of drugs .スーザンは薬を大量に飲み自殺した [飲み過ぎて死んだ ]2 ｟くだけて ｠ «…しようと » (どんなに大変でも )懸命に努力をする, 過度にがんばる «do ing , to do » .k í ll one s è lf (with ) l á ughing [with l á ughter ](死ぬほど )大笑いする, 笑いころげる .名詞 1 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(特に動物が )獲物を仕留めること; (動物 人が仕留める )獲物, えじき (!集合的にも用いる ) ▸ make one's [a ] kill 獲物を仕留める 2 U C ｟くだけた話 ｠撃墜 (機 ), 撃沈 (船 ).be ì n at the k í ll 獲物を仕留める現場を目にする ; (出来事の )クライマックスに居合わせる, 最高の瞬間を味わう .m ò ve í n [g ò (í n ), c ò me í n, cl ò se í n ] for the k í ll (ここぞとばかりに )とどめを刺しにかかる, 機に乗じる .

 

killer

kill er /kɪ́lə r /→kill 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 殺人犯 , 人殺し (murderer ); 殺し屋 ; (人 動物を )殺す動物; (病気 毒薬など )死をもたらす物 ▸ a serial killer 連続殺人犯 ▸ Heart disease is America's biggest killer .心臓病はアメリカで死亡原因のトップである 2 ｟くだけて ｠とても難しい物 ; とても退屈な物 .3 ｟俗 ｠とても魅力的な [すばらしい ]物 [人 ].形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 死に至らしめる, 致命的な ▸ a killer disease 致命的病気 2 ｟くだけた話 ｠とても魅力的な, すばらしい ▸ a killer dress とてもすてきなドレス ～̀ á pp [applic á tion ]｟俗 ｠〘コンピュ 〙キラーアプリケーション 〘まだ普及していないテクノロジーを世の中に広めるための決定的なきっかけをもたらすアプリケーション 〙.～̀ b é e 〘虫 〙キラービー, 殺人蜂 〘非常に攻撃性の強いミツバチ 〙.～̀ c é ll キラー細胞 〘ウイルス感染細胞などを破壊する 〙.～́ ì nstinct 殺害本能 ; 闘争本能 (!スポーツマンや政治家などをたたえる際に用いる ) ; 残忍性 .～́ wh à le 〘動 〙シャチ, サカマタ 〘ゴンドウクジラ科 〙.

 

killing

kill ing /kɪ́lɪŋ /→kill 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 殺人, 殺害 (murder ); 屠殺 （とさつ ）▸ mass [serial ] killings 大量 [連続 ]殺人 2 U 〖集合的に 〗狩りで仕留めた獲物 .m à ke a k í lling ｟くだけて ｠ «…で » (短期間で容易に )大もうけをする, がっぽり稼ぐ «in , on , from » .形容詞 1 ｟くだけて ｠ひどく骨の折れる, へとへとになるほどの .2 ｟くだけて やや古 ｠とてもおもしろい, 抱腹絶倒の .3 殺人 [害 ]の ; 致命 [死 ]的な ;〖複合語で 〗…を殺す, 枯らす ▸ a killing spree 無差別殺人 ▸ pain- killing drugs 鎮痛薬 ～ly 副詞 ものすごく ; 死ぬほど .

 

killjoy

k í ll j ò y 名詞 複 ～s C ｟否定的に ｠興をさます [場を白けさせる ]人 (wet blanket ).