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Verb
S:
(v)
electrocute
(kill by electric shock)
"She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(v)
kill
(cause the death of, without intention)
"She was killed in the collision of three cars"
direct troponym
/
full troponym
verb group
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
kill
[Related to:
kill
] (the act of terminating a life)
W:
(n)
killer
[Related to:
kill
] (the causal agent resulting in death)
"heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States"
W:
(n)
killing
[Related to:
kill
] (an event that causes someone to die)
derivationally related form
Overview
S:
(n)
killing
,
violent death
(an event that causes someone to die)
S:
(n)
killing
,
kill
,
putting to death
(the act of terminating a life)
S:
(n)
killing
,
cleanup
(a very large profit)
S:
(v)
kill
(cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
"This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
S:
(v)
kill
,
shoot down
,
defeat
,
vote down
,
vote out
(thwart the passage of)
"kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
S:
(v)
stamp out
,
kill
(end or extinguish by forceful means)
"Stamp out poverty!"
S:
(v)
kill
(be fatal)
"cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"
S:
(v)
kill
(be the source of great pain for)
"These new shoes are killing me!"
S:
(v)
kill
(overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration)
"The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
S:
(v)
kill
(hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games)
"She killed the ball"
S:
(v)
kill
(hit with great force)
"He killed the ball"
S:
(v)
kill
(deprive of life)
"AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
S:
(v)
kill
(cause the death of, without intention)
"She was killed in the collision of three cars"
S:
(v)
toss off
,
pop
,
bolt down
,
belt down
,
pour down
,
down
,
drink down
,
kill
(drink down entirely)
"He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
S:
(v)
kill
,
obliterate
,
wipe out
(mark for deletion, rub off, or erase)
"kill these lines in the President's speech"
S:
(v)
kill
(tire out completely)
"The daily stress of her work is killing her"
S:
(v)
kill
(cause to cease operating)
"kill the engine"
S:
(v)
kill
(destroy a vitally essential quality of or in)
"Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
S:
(adj)
killing
,
sidesplitting
(very funny)
"a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics"
synset
S:
(n)
killing
,
violent death
(an event that causes someone to die)
sentence frame
Something ----s somebody
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
electrocute
,
fry
(kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair)
"The serial killer was electrocuted"
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame