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She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 532
kill
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Meanings
verb
- cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing).E.g. her father was killed in a car crash
- put an end to or cause the failure or defeat of (something).E.g. two fast goals from Dublin killed any hopes of a famous Sligo victory
- overwhelm (someone) with an emotion.E.g. the suspense is killing me
- pass (time, or a specified amount of it), typically while waiting for a particular event.E.g. when he reached the station he found he actually had an hour to kill
noun
- an act of killing, especially of one animal by another.E.g. a lion has made a kill
noun
- (in place names, especially in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) a stream, creek, or tributary.E.g. Kill Van Kull
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