Kill vs. Murder

Killverb

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

Killverb

(transitive) To render inoperative.

Killverb

To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.

Killverb

To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.

Killverb

To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

Killverb

(transitive) To use up or to waste.

Killverb

To exert an overwhelming effect on.

Killverb

To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.

Killverb

(transitive) To force a company out of business.

Killverb

To produce intense pain.

Killverb

To punish severely.

Killverb

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.

Killverb

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

Killverb

To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.

Killverb

To cause to assume the value zero.

Killverb

To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.

Killverb

(metallurgy) To deadmelt.

Killnoun

The act of killing.

Killnoun

Specifically, the death blow.

Killnoun

The result of killing; that which has been killed.

Killnoun

(volleyball) The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.

Killnoun

A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.

Killnoun

A kiln.

Killnoun

A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills; - used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.

Killnoun

The act of killing.

Killnoun

An animal killed in the hunt, as by a beast of prey.

Killverb

To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay.

Killverb

To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill the sale of a book.

Killverb

To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind; new sound insultation killed the loud noises from outside.

Killverb

To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; as, alkali kills acid.

Killverb

To waste or spend unprofitably; - usually used of time; as, he killed an hour waiting for the doctor to see him.

Killverb

To cancel or forbid publication of (a report, article, etc.), after it has been written; as, they killed the article after getting threats of a lawsuit.

Killnoun

the act of terminating a life

Killnoun

the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile;

Killverb

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly;

Killverb

thwart the passage of;

Killverb

cause the death of, without intention;

Killverb

end or extinguish by forceful means;

Killverb

be fatal;

Killverb

be the source of great pain for;

Killverb

overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration;

Killverb

hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games;

Killverb

hit with great force;

Killverb

deprive of life;

Killverb

drink down entirely;

Killverb

mark for deletion, rub off, or erase;

Killverb

tire out completely;

Killverb

cause to cease operating;

Killverb

destroy a vitally essential quality of or in;

Murdernoun

(countable) An act of deliberate killing of another being, especially a human.

Murdernoun

(uncountable) The crime of deliberate killing of another human.

Murdernoun

The commission of an act which abets the commission of a crime the commission of which causes the death of a human.

Murdernoun

Something terrible to endure.

Murdernoun

A group of crows; the collective noun for crows.

Murderverb

To deliberately kill (a person or persons).

Murderverb

To defeat decisively.

Murderverb

To botch or mangle.

Murderverb

To kick someone's ass or chew someone out (used to express one’s anger at somebody).

Murderverb

to devour, ravish.

Murdernoun

The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide.

Murderverb

To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See Murder, n.

Murderverb

To destroy; to put an end to.

Murderverb

To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English.

Murdernoun

unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

Murderverb

kill intentionally and with premeditation;

Murderverb

alter so as to make unrecognizable;

Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter.