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kill vs remove

remove vs kill

kill and remove both are nouns.

kill and remove both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kill Yes No Yes No
remove Yes No Yes No
As verbs, remove is a hyponym of kill; that is, remove is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:
  • kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
  • remove: 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, off, polish off, 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) remove (noun)
the act of terminating a life degree of figurative distance or separation
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) remove (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in stay away or leave
cause to cease operating get rid of something abstract
tire out completely shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
end or extinguish by forceful means dispose of
drink down entirely remove from a position or an office
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly kill intentionally and with premeditation
cause the death of, without intention cause to leave
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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