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kill vs cut

cut vs kill

kill and cut both are nouns.

kill is not an adjective while cut is an adjective.

kill and cut both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kill Yes No Yes No
cut Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, cut is a hypernym of kill; that is, cut is a word with a broader meaning than kill:
  • kill: cause to cease operating
  • cut: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
Other hypernyms of kill include switch off, turn off, turn out.
kill (noun) cut (noun)
the act of terminating a life the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile the act of cutting something into parts
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
a refusal to recognize someone you know
the act of reducing the amount or number
an unexcused absence from class
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
a canal made by erosion or excavation
the style in which a garment is cut
(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
a remark capable of wounding mentally
a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
a share of the profits
a wound made by cutting
a step on some scale
kill (adjective) cut (adjective)
separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
fashioned or shaped by cutting
(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
made neat and tidy by trimming
with parts removed
(of a male animal) having the testicles removed
(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
mixed with water
kill (verb) cut (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in have grow through the gums
cause to cease operating grow through the gums
tire out completely cease, stop
end or extinguish by forceful means weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
drink down entirely lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly cut down on; make a reduction in
cause the death of, without intention cut and assemble the components of
deprive of life reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
hit with great force have a reducing effect
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration dissolve by breaking down the fat of
be the source of great pain for make out and issue
thwart the passage of refuse to acknowledge
be fatal separate with or as if with an instrument
divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
make an incision or separation
allow incision or separation
function as a cutting instrument
fell by sawing; hew
penetrate injuriously
reap or harvest
style and tailor in a certain fashion
form by probing, penetrating, or digging
record a performance on (a medium)
make a recording of
create by duplicating data
form or shape by cutting or incising
perform or carry out
stop filming
make an abrupt change of image or sound
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
pass through or across
pass directly and often in haste
move (one's fist)
give the appearance or impression of
be able to manage or manage successfully
discharge from a group
intentionally fail to attend
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