noun Download 🔗Share The act of killing. Examples : "The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives." action event war military inhuman Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Specifically, the death blow. Examples : "The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head." action outcome military war event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The result of killing; that which has been killed. Examples : "The fox dragged its kill back to its den." outcome war action event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally. Examples : "Our volleyball team celebrated three kills in a row during the final set, leading to our victory. " sport game achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put to death; to extinguish the life of. Examples : "Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined." action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay. Examples : "The volleyball player kills the ball, sending it out of bounds and stopping the game. " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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