kill

Definition for kill

verb as in deprive of existence; destroy

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assassinate, drown, execute, get, hit, massacre, murder, poison, slaughter, slay, wipe out

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annihilate, asphyxiate, crucify, dispatch, dump, electrocute, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extirpate, finish, garrote, guillotine, hang, immolate, liquidate, lynch, neutralize, obliterate, off, sacrifice, smother, snuff, strangle, suffocate, waste, zap

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do away with, do in, polish off, put away, put to death, rub out

verb as in turn off; cancel

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stop

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annul, cease, counteract, deaden, defeat, extinguish, forbid, halt, negative, neutralize, nix, nullify, prohibit, quash, quell, recant, refuse, revoke, ruin, smother, stifle, still, suppress, veto

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X out, shut off, turn out

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In July 2024, one person was killed and 10 injured in a Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv when a drone struck an apartment building near the US embassy branch office.

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Before he was killed by Israel, the group's previous military chief, Mohammed Deif, issued orders that the militant group should adopt a move towards guerrilla tactics and ambushes to mitigate their catastrophic losses.

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In police body-worn footage, Mr Robinson can be seen wearing a grey Chicago Bulls vest and repeatedly calling police officers "murderers" as well claiming "you kill dogs, you kill kids".

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At least 65,419 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since then, according to the territory's health ministry.

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It comes after authorities said at least 17 people had been killed and more missing in Taiwan after a lake burst on Tuesday, causing severe flooding in the island's east.

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