killing (verb)
1killing — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 killing sb deliberately ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal, cold blooded ▪ the cold blooded killing of a young woman ▪ deliberate, intentional, targeted …
2make a killing — verb To win or earn a large amount of money. Now if they were playing faro I could make a killing …
3knock off — verb 1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing (Freq. 3) The mafia liquidated the informer the double agent was neutralized • Syn: ↑neutralize, ↑neutralise, ↑liquidate, ↑waste, ↑do in …
4neutralise — verb 1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing The mafia liquidated the informer the double agent was neutralized • Syn: ↑neutralize, ↑liquidate, ↑waste, ↑knock off, ↑do in …
5account for — verb 1. be the reason or explanation for (Freq. 24) The recession accounts for the slow retail business • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s something 2. give reasons for (Freq. 6) …
6do in — verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing (Freq. 1) The mafia liquidated the informer the double agent was neutralized • Syn: ↑neutralize, ↑neutralise, ↑liquidate, ↑waste, ↑knock off …
7kill — verb 1》 cause the death of. ↘put an end to. ↘stop (a computing process). 2》 informal overwhelm with an emotion: the suspense is killing me. ↘cause pain or anguish to. ↘(kill oneself) overexert oneself. 3》 pass (time) while waiting …
8argue — verb 1 disagree ADVERB ▪ bitterly, fiercely, furiously, heatedly ▪ loudly ▪ constantly, endlessly ▪ …
9justify — verb ADVERB ▪ really, truly ▪ Can you really justify the destruction of such a fine old building? ▪ easily ▪ The university could not easily justify spending the money on this. ▪ …
10occur — verb ADVERB ▪ commonly, frequently, often, regularly, repeatedly ▪ generally, normally, typically, usually …
