kills

noun

The act of killing.

The result of killing; that which has been killed.

(military, gaming, countable) An instance of killing; a score on the tally of enemy personnel or vehicles killed or destroyed.

(volleyball) The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.

Specifically, the death blow.

(New York) A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.

A surname.

(rare) Alternative form of kiln. [An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.]

verb

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

(transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.

(transitive or intransitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.

(transitive) To render inoperative.

(transitive, figuratively) To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

(transitive) To use up or to waste.

(transitive, figuratively, informal) To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.

(transitive) To force a company out of business.

(transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.

(figuratively, informal, hyperbolic, transitive) To punish severely.

To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.

(transitive, sports) To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.

(transitive, sports) To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.

(computing, Internet, IRC, transitive) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.

(mathematics, transitive, informal) To cause to assume the value zero.

(metallurgy) To deadmelt.

(slang) To sexually penetrate in a skillful way.

(reflexive, informal) To exert oneself to an excessive degree.

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