kill
noun/kɪl/
/kɪl/
[usually singular]- an act of killing, especially when an animal is hunted or killed
- A cat often plays with a mouse before the kill.
- The plane prepared to move in for the kill.
- in at the kill I was in at the kill when she finally lost her job (= present at the end of an unpleasant process).
Extra Examples- The animal crouched down, getting ready for the kill.
- The lion made a quick kill.
- The meat is divided up among all those present at the kill.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clean
- easy
- quick
- …
- make
- be in at
- close in for
- …
- at the kill
- for the kill
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- an animal that has been hunted and killed
- lions feeding on their kill
- vultures sensing a fresh kill
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘strike, beat’, also ‘put to death’): probably of Germanic origin and related to quell. The noun originally denoted a stroke or blow.
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