Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word kill. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in kill.
Definitions and meaning of kill
kill
Pronunciation
enPR: kĭl, IPA(key): /kɪl/
(Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): [kʰɪɫ]
(l-vocalizing: UK, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): [kʰɪo̯], [kʰɪʊ̯]
Rhymes: -ɪl
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishkillen, kyllen, cüllen(“to strike, beat, cut”), of obscure origin. Cognate with Scotskele, keil(“to kill”).
Perhaps from Old English*cyllan, from Proto-West Germanic*kwulljan, from Proto-Germanic*kwuljaną, from Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-(“to throw, hit, hurt by throwing”).
Or, possibly a variant of Old Englishcwellan(“to kill, murder, execute”) (see quell).
Or, from Old Norsekolla(“to hit on the head, harm”), related to Norwegiankylla(“to poll”), Middle Dutchkollen(“to knock down”), Icelandickollur(“top, head”); see also coll, cole).
Compare also Saterland Frisiankälle(“to hurt”), Middle Dutchkellen(“to kill, hurt”), Middle Low Germankellen, killen(“to ache strongly, cause one great pain”), Middle High Germankellen(“to torment; torture”).
Verb
kill (third-person singular simple presentkills, present participlekilling, simple past and past participlekilled)
(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
(transitive) To render inoperative.
(transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
(transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.
(transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt.
(transitive, figuratively) To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
(transitive) To use up or to waste.
(transitive, figuratively, informal) To exert an overwhelming effect on.
(transitive, figuratively, hyperbolic) To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.
(transitive) To force a company out of business.
(intransitive, informal, hyperbolic) To produce intense pain.
(figuratively, informal, hyperbolic, transitive) To punish severely.
(transitive, sports) 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.
(transitive, sports) To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
(mathematics, transitive, informal) To cause to assume the value zero.
(computing, Internet, IRC, transitive) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
(metallurgy) To deadmelt.
(slang) To sexually penetrate in a skillful way.
(reflexive, informal) To exert oneself to an excessive degree.
Don't kill yourself raking the leaves now; we're due for a windstorm tonight.
Conjugation
Synonyms
(to put to death):assassinate, bump off, dispatch, ice, knock off, liquidate, murder, rub out, slaughter, slay, top, whack
(to use up or waste):fritter away, while away
(to render inoperative):break, deactivate, disable, turn off
(to exert an overwhelming effect on):annihilate(informal)
(to exert oneself to an excessive degree):bust one's ass(vulgar, slang)
See also Thesaurus:kill
Hyponyms
cull
instakill
instant kill
Translations
Noun
kill (pluralkills)
The act of killing.
Specifically, the death blow.
The result of killing; that which has been killed.
(military, countable) An instance of killing; a score on the tally of enemy personnel or vehicles killed or destroyed.
Hyponym:shootdown
(volleyball) The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
2011, the 34th Catawba College Sports Hall of Fame, in Catawba College's Campus Magazine, Spring/Summer 2011, page 21:
As a senior in 1993, Turner had a kill percentage of 40.8, which was a school record at the time and the best in the SAC. Turner concluded her volleyball career with 1,349 kills, ranking fifth all-time at Catawba.
Hyponyms
catastrophic kill
firepower kill
mission kill
mobility kill
one-hit kill
thrill kill
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowing from Dutchkil, from Middle Dutchkille, from Old Dutch*killa, from Proto-West Germanic*killjā, from Proto-Germanic*kiljǭ.
Noun
kill (pluralkills)
(New York) A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.
Translations
Etymology 3
Noun
kill (pluralkills)
(rare)Alternative form of kiln
Derived terms
Cahuilla
Adverb
kíll
Not
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Sranan Tongokel(“guy, dude”).
Pronunciation
Noun
killm (pluralkills, diminutivekillien)
(Netherlands, slang)guy, dude
German
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [kɪl]
Rhymes: -ɪl
Verb
kill
singular imperative of killen
(colloquial)first-person singular present of killen
Livonian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic*külvädäk. Cognate with Finnishkylvää.
Alternative forms
(Courland) killõ
Verb
kill
sow
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic*kolat'ak. Cognate with Estoniankõlama.
Alternative forms
(Courland) ki'llõ
Verb
kill
ring
make noise
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kil/
Rhymes: -il
Etymology 1
From Middle High Germanküel, from Old High Germankuoli, from Proto-West Germanic*kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic*kōlaz.
Cognate with Germankühl, Englishcool, Dutchkoel, Low Germankool.
Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[6], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland