Kill

  • 41kill — verb 1》 cause the death of.     ↘put an end to.     ↘stop (a computing process). 2》 informal overwhelm with an emotion: the suspense is killing me.     ↘cause pain or anguish to.     ↘(kill oneself) overexert oneself. 3》 pass (time) while waiting …

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  • 42kill — 1. tv. to be very successful with an audience; to perform very well for an audience. □ She really killed them with that last joke. □ She killed them, and they died with laughter. 2. tv. to eat all of something; to drink all (of a bottle) of… …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 43kill — 1. noun /kɪl/ a) The act of killing. The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives. b) Specifically, the death blow. The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head. 2 …

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  • 44kill — When a share order is allowed to lapse because the price the investor wanted to buy or sell at couldn t be achieved at the time of the order. * * * kill kill [kɪl] verb [transitive] if someone kills an idea, product etc, they decide to stop… …

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  • 45kill — [13] The Old English verbs for ‘kill’ were slēan, source of modern English slay, and cwellan, which has become modern English quell. The latter came from a prehistoric Germanic *kwaljan, which it has been suggested may have had a variant *kuljan… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 46kill — [13] The Old English verbs for ‘kill’ were slēan, source of modern English slay, and cwellan, which has become modern English quell. The latter came from a prehistoric Germanic *kwaljan, which it has been suggested may have had a variant *kuljan… …

    Word origins

  • 47Kill — The holders of this name are no doubt, pleased to know that their predecessors were not professional assassins, but were German Associates of the famous Irish Clan Kelly . This pre medieval name derives originally from the Gaelic Ceallach which… …

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  • 48Kill! — Police Magnum Police Magnum (Kill !) est un film franco italo germano espagnol réalisé par l écrivain Romain Gary, sorti en 1972. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 …

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  • 49kill — /kɪl/ verb ♦ to kill an order to stop an order taking place after it has been given (informal) ● ‘Kill that order’ he shouted, but it was too late …

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  • 50kill — See: CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT, IN AT THE KILL …

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