1. En informatique, kill est une commande de certains systèmes d'exploitation (norme POSIX) utilisée pour demander l'arrêt d'un processus en cours d'exécution.
2. [verb] (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
3. [verb] (transitive) (fiction) To invent a story that conveys the death of (a character).
4. [verb] (transitive) To render inoperative.
5. [verb] (transitive) (figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
6. [verb] (transitive) (figuratively) (hyperbole) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.
7. [verb] (transitive) (figuratively) To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
8. [verb] (transitive) To use up or to waste.
9. [verb] (transitive) (figuratively) (informal) To exert an overwhelming effect on.
10. [verb] (transitive) (figuratively) (hyperbole) To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.
11. [verb] (transitive) To force a company out of business.
12. [verb] (intransitive) (informal) To produce intense pain.
13. [verb] (figuratively) (informal) (hyperbole) To punish severely.
14. [verb] (transitive) (sports) To strike a ball or similar object with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
15. [verb] (mathematics) (transitive) (idiomatic) (informal) To cause to assume the value zero.
16. [verb] (computing) (Internet) (IRC) To disconnect (a user) forcibly from the network.
17. [noun] The act of killing.
18. [noun] Specifically, the death blow.
19. [noun] The result of killing; that which has been killed.
20. [noun] (volleyball) The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
21. [noun] A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.
22. [noun] A kiln.
23. [noun] The act of terminating a life.
24. [noun] The destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; 'the pilot reported two kills during the mission'.
25. [verb] Cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; 'This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank'; 'The farmer killed a pig for the holidays'.
26. [verb] Thwart the passage of; 'kill a motion'; 'he shot down the student's proposal'.
27. [verb] End or extinguish by forceful means; 'Stamp out poverty!'.
28. [verb] Be fatal; 'cigarettes kill'; 'drunken driving kills'.
29. [verb] Be the source of great pain for; 'These new shoes are killing me!'.
30. [verb] Overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; 'The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!'.
31. [verb] Hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; 'She killed the ball'.
32. [verb] Hit with great force; 'He killed the ball'.
33. [verb] Deprive of life; 'AIDS has killed thousands in Africa'.
34. [verb] Cause the death of, without intention; 'She was killed in the collision of three cars'.
35. [verb] Drink down entirely; 'He downed three martinis before dinner'; 'She killed a bottle of brandy that night'; 'They popped a few beer after work'.
36. [verb] Mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; 'kill these lines in the President's speech'.
37. [verb] Tire out completely; 'The daily stress of her work is killing her'.
38. [verb] Cause to cease operating; 'kill the engine'.
39. [verb] Destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; 'Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods'.
