kills

1. The act of killing.

   The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.

2. Specifically, the death blow.

   The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head.

3. The result of killing; that which has been killed.

   The fox dragged its kill back to its den.

4. The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.

1. To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

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

2. To render inoperative.

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

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

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

4. To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.

   That joke always kills me.

5. To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.

   These tight shoes are killing my feet.

6. To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

   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.

7. To use up or to waste.

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

8. To exert an overwhelming effect on.

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

9. To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.

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

10. To force a company out of business.
11. To produce intense pain.

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

12. To punish severely.

    My parents are going to kill me!

13. 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.
14. To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
15. To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
16. To cause to assume the value zero.
17. (IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
18. To deadmelt.

1. (north-east US) A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.

   Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.

noun

A kiln.