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kill vs put to sleep

put to sleep vs kill

kill is a noun but put to sleep is not a noun.

kill and put to sleep both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kill Yes No Yes No
put to sleep No No Yes No
As verbs, put to sleep is a hyponym of kill; that is, put to sleep is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:
  • kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
  • put to sleep: kill gently, as with an injection
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, 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, off, 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) put to sleep (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 (verb) put to sleep (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase kill gently, as with an injection
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in help someone go to bed
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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