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kill vs quarter

quarter vs kill

kill and quarter both are nouns.

kill and quarter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kill Yes No Yes No
quarter Yes No Yes No
As verbs, quarter is a hyponym of kill; that is, quarter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:
  • kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
  • quarter: pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
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, off, polish off, remove, slay, assassinate, execute, put to death, draw, draw and quarter, lynch, pip, shoot, electrocute, fry, euthanatise, euthanatize, euthanise, euthanize, mercy kill, gank.
kill (noun) quarter (noun)
the act of terminating a life clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile the rear part of a ship
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
an unspecified person
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
one of four equal parts
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
one of the four major division of the compass
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
a fourth part of a year; three months
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
kill (verb) quarter (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase divide by four; divide into quarters
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in divide into quarters
cause to cease operating pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
tire out completely provide housing for (military personnel)
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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