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kill vs waste

waste vs kill

kill and waste both are nouns.

kill is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

kill and waste both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kill Yes No Yes No
waste Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, waste is a hyponym of kill; that is, waste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kill:
  • kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
  • waste: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
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, 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) waste (noun)
the act of terminating a life useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal the trait of wasting resources
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
kill (adjective) waste (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
kill (verb) waste (verb)
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase become physically weaker
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
cause to cease operating cause to grow thin or weak
tire out completely lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
end or extinguish by forceful means spend extravagantly
drink down entirely use inefficiently or inappropriately
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
cause the death of, without intention run off as waste
deprive of life spend thoughtlessly; throw away
hit with great force dispose of
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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