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DREPT (Norwegian for "kill")

(killed, matado)

1. Synonyms:
   • Kill
   Definitions:
   • cause to die
   • put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
   Examples:
   • This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank
   • The farmer killed a pig for the holidays
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Kill
   • Shoot down
   • Defeat
   • Vote down
   • Vote out
   Definitions:
   • thwart the passage of
   Examples:
   • Kill a motion
   • He shot down the student's proposal
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Stamp out
   • Kill
   Definitions:
   • end or extinguish by forceful means
   Examples:
   • Stamp out poverty!
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Kill
   Definitions:
   • be fatal
   Examples:
   • Cigarettes kill
   • Drunken driving kills
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Kill
   Definitions:
   • be the source of great pain for
   Examples:
   • These new shoes are killing me!
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Kill
   Definitions:
   • overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
   Examples:
   • The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Kill
   Definitions:
   • hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
   Examples:
   • She killed the ball
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Kill
   Definitions:
   • hit with great force
   Examples:
   • He killed the ball
   
   
9. Synonyms:
   • Kill
   Definitions:
   • deprive of life
   Examples:
   • AIDS has killed thousands in Africa
   
   
10. Synonyms:
    • Kill
    Definitions:
    • cause the death of, without intention
    Examples:
    • She was killed in the collision of three cars
    
    
11. Synonyms:
    • Toss off
    • Pop
    • Bolt down
    • Belt down
    • Pour down
    • Down
    • Drink down
    • Kill
    Definitions:
    • drink down entirely
    Examples:
    • He downed three martinis before dinner
    • She killed a bottle of brandy that night
    • They popped a few beer after work
    
    
12. Synonyms:
    • Kill
    • Obliterate
    • Wipe out
    Definitions:
    • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
    Examples:
    • Kill these lines in the President's speech
    
    
13. Synonyms:
    • Kill
    Definitions:
    • tire out completely
    Examples:
    • The daily stress of her work is killing her
    
    
14. Synonyms:
    • Kill
    Definitions:
    • cause to cease operating
    Examples:
    • Kill the engine
    
    
15. Synonyms:
    • Kill
    Definitions:
    • destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
    Examples:
    • Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods