kill vs blackball

blackball vs kill

kill and blackball both are nouns.

kill and blackball both are verbs.

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

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

kill: thwart the passage of
blackball: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

Other hypernyms of kill include negative, veto.

kill (noun)	blackball (noun)
the act of terminating a life	the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal

kill (verb)	blackball (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase	expel from a community or group
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in	vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent
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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