kill
To make a person, animal, or other living thing die.
To cause the death of a person, animal, or other living thing.
To turn off or stop a machine or process.
To stop the operation of a machine, engine, program, or similar device.
To do something to make time pass while waiting.
To spend time doing something while waiting for another event, often with no specific purpose.
To make people laugh a lot or like you very much because of what you do.
To cause great amusement, admiration, or approval, often in performance contexts.
When someone or something is killed.
An instance of causing death to a person, animal, or other living thing, often deliberately or as part of hunting, sport, or warfare.
- Base: kill
- Plural: kills
- Base: kill
- 3rd Person Singular: kills
- Present Participle: killing
- Past: killed
kill it
1Perform very well at something
Do something very well and make people like it a lot.
- You really killed it in that dance competition!
- He always kills it when he plays guitar on stage.
make a killing
1Earn a lot of money quickly/easily
Get a lot of money in a short time, often easily.
- They made a killing on the stock market last year.
- She made a killing selling handmade jewelry online.
kill time
1Do something to pass time while waiting
Do something so that time passes while you wait for something else.
- We went for coffee to kill time before the concert.
- She read a magazine to kill time at the airport.
kill time
2Do things while waiting
To do something not important while you wait for another event.
- We played cards to kill time before dinner.
- He read a magazine to kill some time at the airport.
kill two birds with one stone
1Achieve two things at once
Do one thing that solves two problems or gives two results at the same time.
- By cycling to work, he kills two birds with one stone: exercise and saving money.
- By visiting my parents and attending the conference, I killed two birds with one stone.
- She killed two birds with one stone by visiting her friend and delivering the package at the same time.
- Cleaning the garage helped me exercise and tidy up—two birds with one stone.
kill two birds with one stone
2Achieve two goals at once
To do two things successfully with one action or effort.
- By visiting my parents on the way to the conference, I killed two birds with one stone.
- She killed two birds with one stone by shopping while waiting for her car to be repaired.