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  1. 1. n. A kiln. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills; -- used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill, etc. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill the sale of a book. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; as, alkali kills acid. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. the act of terminating a life Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. thwart the passage of Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. end or extinguish by forceful means Source: wordnet

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