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<hw>Kill</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Killed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Killing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>killen</ets>, <ets>kellen</ets>, <ets>cullen</ets>, to kill, strike; perh. the same word as <ets>cwellen</ets>, <ets>quellen</ets>, to kill (cf. <er>Quell</er>), or perh. rather akin to Icel. <ets>kolla</ets> to hit in the head, harm, <ets>kollr</ets> top, summit, head, Sw. <ets>kulle</ets>, D. <ets>kollen</ets> to kill with the ax.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay.</def>

<blockquote>Ah, <b>kill</b> me with thy weapon, not with words ! <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To destroy; to ruin; <as>as, to <ex>kill</ex> one's chances; to <ex>kill</ex> the sale of a book.</as></def> "To <i>kill</i> thine honor."

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>Her lively color <b>kill'd</b> with deadly cares. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; <as>as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain <ex>kills</ex> the wind</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Be comforted, good madam; the great rage, You see, is <b>killed</b> in him. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; <as>as, alkali <ex>kills</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<cs><col>To kill time</col>, <cd>to busy one's self with something which occupies the attention, or makes the time pass without tediousness.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- To murder; assassinate; slay; butcher; destroy. -- To <er>Kill</er>, <er>Murder</er>, <er>Assassinate</er>. To <i>kill</i> does not necessarily mean any more than to deprive of life. A man may <i>kill</i> another by accident or in self-defense, without the imputation of guilt. To <i>murder</i> is to kill with malicious forethought and intention. To <i>assassinate</i> is to<i>murder</i> suddenly and by stealth. The sheriff may <i>kill</i> without <i>murdering</i>; the duelist <i>murders</i>, but does not <i>assassinate</i> his antagonist; the assassin <i>kills</i> and <i>murders</i>.</syn>

<h1>Killdee, Killdeer</h1> <Xpage=813>

<hw><hw>Kill"dee`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Kill"deer`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[So named from its notes.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small American plover (<spn>\'92gialitis vocifera</spn>).</def>

<note>&hand; It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and band across the breast, black.</note>

<h1>Killer</h1> <Xpage=813>

<hw>Kill"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A voracious, toothed whale of the genus <spn>Orca</spn>, of which several species are known.</def>

<note>&hand; The <i>killers</i> have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species (<spn>Orca gladiator</spn>), is found both on the European and the American coast. Two species (<spn>Orca ater</spn> and <spn>O. rectipinna</spn>) <i>occur on the Pacific coast</i>.</note>

<h1>Killesse</h1> <Xpage=813>

<hw>Kil*lesse"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Coulisse</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A gutter, groove, or channel.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A hipped roof.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<i>Parker.</i>

<h1>Killifish</h1> <Xpage=813>

<hw>Kil"li*fish`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus <spn>Fundulus</spn> and allied genera. They live equally well in fresh and brackish water, or even in the sea. They are usually striped or barred with black. Called also <altname>minnow</altname>, and <altname>brook fish</altname>. See <er>Minnow</er>.</def>

<h1>Killigrew</h1> <Xpage=813>

<hw>Kil"li*grew</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Cornish chough. See under <er>Chough</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<h1>Killikinick</h1> <Xpage=813>

<hw>Kil`li*ki*nick"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Kinnikinic</er>.</def>

<h1>Killing</h1> <Xpage=813>

<hw>Kill"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Kill"ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>