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kills

/kɪlz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The act of killing.
  2. Specifically, the death blow.
  3. The result of killing; that which has been killed.
  4. The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
  5. To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
  6. To render inoperative.
  7. To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
  8. To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
  9. To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.
  10. To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
  11. (north-east US) A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.
  12. A kiln.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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