killed

verb

To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

Example: Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.

verb

To render inoperative.

Example: He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.

verb

To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.

Example: My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes.

verb

To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.

Example: That joke always kills me.

verb

To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.

Example: These tight shoes are killing my feet.

verb

To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

Example: It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries.

verb

To use up or to waste.

Example: He told the bartender, pointing at the bottle of scotch he planned to consume, "Leave it, I'm going to kill the bottle."

verb

To exert an overwhelming effect on.

Example: Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer.

verb

To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.

Example: The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations.

verb

To force a company out of business.

verb

To produce intense pain.

Example: You don't ever want to get rabies. The doctor will have to give you multiple shots and they really kill.

verb

To punish severely.

Example: My parents are going to kill me!

verb

To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.

verb

To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.

verb

To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.

verb

To cause to assume the value zero.

verb

(IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.

verb

To deadmelt.

adjective

(of steel) deoxidized