killing
English Thesaurus
1. the act of terminating a life (noun.act)
hyponym | : | death, |
definition | : | the act of killing (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | euthanasia, mercy killing, |
definition | : | the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | homicide, |
definition | : | the killing of a human being by another human being (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | fell, |
definition | : | the act of felling something (as a tree) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | slaughter, |
definition | : | the killing of animals (as for food) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | poisoning, |
definition | : | the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | ritual killing, sacrifice, |
definition | : | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | electrocution, |
definition | : | killing by electric shock (noun.act) |
2. an event that causes someone to die (noun.event)
hypernym | : | fatality, human death, |
definition | : | a death resulting from an accident or a disaster (noun.event) |
3. a very large profit (noun.possession)
domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
5. the act of terminating a life (noun.act)
derivation | : | kill, |
definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | kill, |
definition | : | cause the death of, without intention (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | kill, |
definition | : | deprive of life (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | kill, |
definition | : | be fatal (verb.stative) |
6. an event that causes someone to die (noun.event)
derivation | : | kill, |
definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | kill, |
definition | : | cause the death of, without intention (verb.contact) |
7. a very large profit (noun.possession)
derivation | : | clean up, |
definition | : | make a big profit; often in a short period of time (verb.possession) |
8. the act of terminating a life (noun.act)
derivation | : | kill, |
definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | kill, |
definition | : | cause the death of, without intention (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | kill, |
definition | : | deprive of life (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | kill, |
definition | : | be fatal (verb.stative) |
9. an event that causes someone to die (noun.event)
derivation | : | kill, |
definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | kill, |
definition | : | cause the death of, without intention (verb.contact) |
10. a very large profit (noun.possession)
derivation | : | clean up, |
definition | : | make a big profit; often in a short period of time (verb.possession) |
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