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kill vs off

off vs kill

kill is a noun but off is not a noun.

kill is not an adjective while off is an adjective.

kill and off both are verbs.

kill is not an adverb while off is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kill Yes No Yes No
off No Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, off is a hyponym of kill; that is, off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:
  • kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
  • off: kill intentionally and with premeditation
Other hyponyms of kill include annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out, decimate, drown, massacre, mow down, slaughter, erase, wipe out, butcher, slaughter, poison, lapidate, stone, poison, commit suicide, dispatch, vaporize, zap, sacrifice, take off, tomahawk, saber, sabre, overlay, overlie, brain, put away, put to sleep, do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste, exterminate, kill off, asphyxiate, smother, suffocate, strangle, strangulate, throttle, behead, decapitate, decollate, impale, stake, dismember, martyr, shed blood, bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, polish off, remove, slay, assassinate, execute, put to death, draw, draw and quarter, quarter, lynch, pip, shoot, electrocute, fry, euthanatise, euthanatize, euthanise, euthanize, mercy kill, gank.
kill (noun) off (noun)
the act of terminating a life
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 (adjective) off (adjective)
not in operation or operational
(of events) no longer planned or scheduled
not performing or scheduled for duties
in an unpalatable state
below a satisfactory level
kill (verb) off (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase kill intentionally and with premeditation
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
kill (adverb) off (adverb)
at a distance in space or time
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
no longer on or in contact or attached
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