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  • 21kill-cu — U.S. local. (ˈkɪlkuː) [Imitative.] A name of two American species of yellowshanks (Totanus melanoleucus and T. flavipes), related to the snipes. Trumbull Names & Portr. Birds 168 …

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  • 22kill — kill1 W1S1 [kıl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make somebody/something die)¦ 2 kill yourself 3¦(make something stop/fail)¦ 4¦(be angry with somebody)¦ 5¦(annoyed/sad)¦ 6 would/could kill for something 7 my head/back etc is killing me 8 kill time/an hour etc 9… …

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  • 23kill — 1 /kIl/ verb 1 MAKE SB/STH DIE (I, T) to make a living thing die: His parents were killed in a plane crash. | What s the best way to kill weeds? | Drug abuse can kill. | kill yourself: You re going to kill yourself on that motorcycle. | The jury… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24kill — I UK [kɪl] / US verb Word forms kill : present tense I/you/we/they kill he/she/it kills present participle killing past tense killed past participle killed *** Other ways of saying kill: murder to deliberately kill someone: She denied murdering… …

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  • 25kill — kill1 [ kıl ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a person or other living thing die: Each year thousands of people are killed and injured on the roads. Many people believe that killing animals for sport is morally wrong. Speed kills …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26kill — [[t]kɪ̱l[/t]] ♦ kills, killing, killed 1) VERB If a person, animal, or other living thing is killed, something or someone causes them to die. [be V ed] More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces... [V pron refl] He had attempted… …

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  • 27kill — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, easy, quick ▪ fresh ▪ vultures sensing a fresh kill ▪ fish (AmE) …

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  • 28kill — kill1 killable, adj. /kil/, v.t. 1. to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. 2. to destroy; do away with; extinguish: His response killed our hopes. 3. to destroy or neutralize the active qualities of: to kill an odor. 4. to… …

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  • 29kill — En Unix y los sistemas operativos tipo Unix, kill es un comando utilizado para enviar mensajes sencillos a los procesos ejecutándose en el sistema. Por defecto el mensaje que se envía es la señal de terminación (SIGTERM), que solicita al proceso… …

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  • 30kill*/*/*/ — [kɪl] verb I 1) [I/T] to make a person or other living thing die Each year thousands of people are killed and injured on the roads.[/ex] Many people believe that killing animals for sport is morally wrong.[/ex] Speed kills.[/ex] 2) [T] informal… …

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