poison vs kill

poison and kill both are nouns.

poison and kill both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
poison	Yes	No	Yes	No
kill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, kill is a hypernym of poison; that is, kill is a word with a broader meaning than poison:

poison: kill with poison
kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

As verbs, kill is a hypernym of poison; that is, kill is a word with a broader meaning than poison:

poison: kill by its poison
kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

poison (noun)	kill (noun)
anything that harms or destroys	the act of terminating a life
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism	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

poison (verb)	kill (verb)
administer poison to	mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
add poison to	destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
kill with poison	cause to cease operating
kill by its poison	tire out completely
spoil as if by poison	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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