ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

coup de grace, deathblow - the blow that kills (usually mercifully)

death - the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"

euthanasia, mercy killing - the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

homicide - the killing of a human being by another human being

despatch, dispatch - killing a person or animal

fell - the act of felling something (as a tree)

self-annihilation, self-destruction, suicide - the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide"

slaughter - the killing of animals (as for food)

poisoning - the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill

suffocation, asphyxiation - killing by depriving of oxygen

ritual killing, sacrifice - the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

electrocution - killing by electric shock

beheading, decapitation - killing by cutting off the head

genocide, race murder, racial extermination - systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

destruction, devastation - termination by an act of destruction

annihilate, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, eliminate, carry off, extinguish - kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"

decimate - kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies

drown - kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"

massacre, mow down, slaughter - kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

erase, wipe out - remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"

butcher, slaughter - kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"

poison - kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband"

lapidate, stone - kill by throwing stones at; "Adulterers should be stoned according to the Koran"

poison - kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can kill"

commit suicide - kill oneself; "the terminally ill patient committed suicide"

dispatch - kill without delay; "the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators"

vaporize, zap - kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens"

kill - cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"

sacrifice - kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"

take off - prove fatal; "The disease took off"

tomahawk - kill with a tomahawk

destroy - as of animals; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"

saber, sabre - kill with a saber

overlay, overlie - kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets"

brain - kill by smashing someone's skull

put to sleep, put away - kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"

do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"

exterminate, kill off - kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

asphyxiate, suffocate, smother - deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

strangle, strangulate, throttle - kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

behead, decapitate - cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"

impale, stake - kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"

dismember - separate the limbs from the body; "the tiger dismembered the tourist"

martyr - kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"

bump off, murder, slay, polish off, dispatch, remove, hit - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

assassinate - murder; especially of socially prominent persons; "Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"

execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"

draw and quarter, quarter, draw - pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"

lynch - kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"

pip, shoot - kill by firing a missile

electrocute, fry - kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted"

exterminate, kill off - kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

negative, veto, blackball - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"

kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

kill - deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"

electrocute - kill by electric shock; "She dropped the hair dryer into the bathtub and was instantly electrocuted"

terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WWI"

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

ache, hurt, suffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"

overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

kill - hit with great force; "He killed the ball"

athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

kill - hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"

kill - cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"

strike down - cause to die, especially suddenly; "The disease struck down many young men in the village"

drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"

take away, take out - take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"

exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, beat - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"

kill - cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"

kill - destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"

kill - tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"

switch off, turn off, turn out, cut - cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

kill - cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"

destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"