beat vs kill

beat and kill both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beat	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
kill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, kill is a hyponym of beat; that is, kill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beat:

Other hyponyms of beat include frazzle, play.

beat (noun)	kill (noun)
the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing	the act of terminating a life
a stroke or blow	the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
a regular rate of repetition	the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
the sound of stroke or blow
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

beat (adjective)	kill (adjective)
very tired

beat (verb)	kill (verb)
wear out completely	mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
be a mystery or bewildering to	destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	cause to cease operating
beat through cleverness and wit	tire out completely
hit repeatedly	end or extinguish by forceful means
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression	drink down entirely
stir vigorously	cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music	cause the death of, without intention
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting	deprive of life
shape by beating	hit with great force
make by pounding or trampling	hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly	overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
move rhythmically	be the source of great pain for
sail with much tacking or with difficulty	thwart the passage of
move with a flapping motion	be fatal
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
move with a thrashing motion
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
make a rhythmic sound
make a sound like a clock or a timer
glare or strike with great intensity
avoid paying
be superior