kill — to cause the death of a living being
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to cause the death of a living being
Pronunciation (IPA): /kɪl/
Korean meaning: 죽이다, 살해하다
Korean pronunciation: 킬 (강세: 킬)
Example Sentences
- My mom will kill me if she finds out I broke her favorite vase.
- This headache is killing me right now.
- He killed it at the talent show with his amazing dance moves.
kill
VERB//kɪl//
to cause the death of a living being
💡 Concept
An exterminator kills the cockroach with pesticide spray
🎵 Rhyme
Stand still on the hill, ready to kill
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/kɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/kɪl/
🌳Etymology
Rootkill
Origin
중세 영어 'killen'에서 유래되었으며, 고대 게르만어족의 언어에서 '타격하다'라는 의미로 시작되어 현재의 '죽이다'라는 강한 의미로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
billfillhillmillstillwill
bill
fill
hill
mill
still
will
🔗Collocations
kill time
kill two birds with one stone
kill the mood
killer instinct
kill off
kill the engine
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom will kill me if she finds out I broke her favorite vase.”
“This headache is killing me right now.”
“He killed it at the talent show with his amazing dance moves.”
😄 Fun example
“Don't kill the messenger - I'm just telling you what the boss said.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
murderslayeliminatedestroyassassinate
Antonyms
saverescuerevive
Related
deathdeadlykillerkillingkilled
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