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butcher vs kill

kill vs butcher

butcher and kill both are nouns.

butcher and kill both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
butcher Yes No Yes No
kill Yes No Yes No
As verbs, kill is a hypernym of butcher; that is, kill is a word with a broader meaning than butcher:
  • butcher: kill (animals) usually for food consumption
  • kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
butcher (noun) kill (noun)
a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market the act of terminating a life
a brutal indiscriminate murderer the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
a retailer of meat the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
butcher (verb) kill (verb)
kill (animals) usually for food consumption mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
cause to cease operating
tire out completely
end or extinguish by forceful means
drink down entirely
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
cause the death of, without intention
deprive of life
hit with great force
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
be the source of great pain for
thwart the passage of
be fatal
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