kill vs beat

kill and beat both are nouns.

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

As verbs, beat is a hypernym of kill; that is, beat is a word with a broader meaning than kill:

Other hypernyms of kill include exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up.

kill (noun)	beat (noun)
the act of terminating a life	the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile	a stroke or blow
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal	a regular rate of repetition
	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

kill (adjective)	beat (adjective)
	very tired

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