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Webster 1913 Edition

Kill

Kill

(kĭl)
,
Noun.
A kiln.
[Obs.]
Fuller.

Kill

,
Noun.
[D.
kil
.]
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, Schuyl
kill
, Cats
kill
, etc.

Kill

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Killed
(kĭld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Killing
.]
[OE.
killen
,
kellen
,
cullen
, to kill, strike; perh. the same word as
cwellen
,
quellen
, to kill (cf.
Quell
), or perh. rather akin to Icel.
kolla
to hit in the head, harm,
kollr
top, summit, head, Sw.
kulle
, D.
kollen
to kill with the ax.]
1.
To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay.
Ah,
kill
me with thy weapon, not with words !
Shakespeare
2.
To destroy; to ruin;
as, to
kill
one’s chances; to
kill
the sale of a book.
“To kill thine honor.”
Shak.
Her lively color
kill'd
with deadly cares.
Shakespeare
Be comforted, good madam; the great rage,
You see, is
killed
in him.
Shakespeare
4.
To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize;
as, alkali
kills
acid
.
☞ 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Kill

KILL

, v.t.
1.
To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means. To kill an animal or a plant, is to put an end to the vital functions, either by destroying or essentially injuring the organs necessary to life, or by causing them to cease from action. An animal may be killed by the sword or by poison, by disease or by suffocation. A strong solution of salt will kill plants.
2.
To butcher; to slaughter for food; as, to kill an ox.
3.
To quell; to appease; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind.

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