| slovo | definícia |
killing
(mass) | killing
- zabíjajúci, zabitie |
killing
(encz) | killing,zabití Zdeněk Brož |
killing
(encz) | killing,zrušení web |
Killing
(gcide) | Kill \Kill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Killed (k[i^]ld); p. pr. &
vb. n. Killing.] [OE. killen, kellen, cullen, to kill,
strike; perh. the same word as cwellen, quellen, to kill (cf.
Quell), or perh. rather akin to Icel. kolla to hit in the
head, harm, kollr top, summit, head, Sw. kulle, D. kollen to
kill with the ax.]
1. To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or
by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to
slay.
[1913 Webster]
Ah, kill me with thy weapon, not with words !
--Shak.
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2. To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill
the sale of a book. "To kill thine honor." --Shak.
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Her lively color kill'd with deadly cares. --Shak.
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3. To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in
seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind; new
sound insultation killed the loud noises from outside.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Be comforted, good madam; the great rage,
You see, is killed in him. --Shak.
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4. To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize;
as, alkali kills acid.
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5. To waste or spend unprofitably; -- usually used of time;
as, he killed an hour waiting for the doctor to see him.
[PJC]
6. To cancel or forbid publication of (a report, article,
etc.), after it has been written; as, they killed the
article after getting threats of a lawsuit.
[PJC]
To kill time, to busy one's self with something which
occupies the attention, or makes the time pass without
tediousness.
Syn: To murder; assassinate; slay; butcher; destroy. -- To
Kill, Murder, Assassinate. To kill does not
necessarily mean any more than to deprive of life. A man
may kill another by accident or in self-defense, without
the imputation of guilt. To murder is to kill with
malicious forethought and intention. To assassinate is
to murder suddenly and by stealth. The sheriff may kill
without murdering; the duelist murders, but does not
assassinate his antagonist; the assassin kills and
murders. |
Killing
(gcide) | Killing \Kill"ing\, a.
Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a
colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible. --
Kill"ing*ly, adv.
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Those eyes are made so killing. --Pope.
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Nothing could be more killingly spoken. --Milton.
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killing
(gcide) | killing \kill"ing\, n.
1. The act or process of causing a living organism to die.
[PJC]
2. An unusually large gain in a financial or business
transaction or enterprise; as, she made a killing trading
cattle futures.
[PJC] |
killing
(wn) | killing
adj 1: very funny; "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics"
[syn: killing, sidesplitting]
n 1: an event that causes someone to die [syn: killing,
violent death]
2: the act of terminating a life [syn: killing, kill,
putting to death]
3: a very large profit [syn: killing, cleanup] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
contract killing
(encz) | contract killing, n: |
drive-by killing
(encz) | drive-by killing, n: |
honor killing
(encz) | honor killing, n: |
killing field
(encz) | killing field, n: |
killing joke
(encz) | killing joke,kameňák pvkilling joke,vtip pv |
killing me
(encz) | killing me, |
killing zone
(encz) | killing zone, n: |
killingly
(encz) | killingly,velmi humorně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
killings
(encz) | killings,zabití pl. Zdeněk Brož |
make a killing
(encz) | make a killing,vydělat jmění [fráz.] Ivan Masár |
mercy killing
(encz) | mercy killing,euthanasie n: Zdeněk Brož |
painkilling
(encz) | painkilling,utišující bolest adj: mikosoft |
ritual killing
(encz) | ritual killing, n: |
Killing
(gcide) | Kill \Kill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Killed (k[i^]ld); p. pr. &
vb. n. Killing.] [OE. killen, kellen, cullen, to kill,
strike; perh. the same word as cwellen, quellen, to kill (cf.
Quell), or perh. rather akin to Icel. kolla to hit in the
head, harm, kollr top, summit, head, Sw. kulle, D. kollen to
kill with the ax.]
1. To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or
by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to
slay.
[1913 Webster]
Ah, kill me with thy weapon, not with words !
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill
the sale of a book. "To kill thine honor." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Her lively color kill'd with deadly cares. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in
seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind; new
sound insultation killed the loud noises from outside.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Be comforted, good madam; the great rage,
You see, is killed in him. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
4. To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize;
as, alkali kills acid.
[1913 Webster]
5. To waste or spend unprofitably; -- usually used of time;
as, he killed an hour waiting for the doctor to see him.
[PJC]
6. To cancel or forbid publication of (a report, article,
etc.), after it has been written; as, they killed the
article after getting threats of a lawsuit.
[PJC]
To kill time, to busy one's self with something which
occupies the attention, or makes the time pass without
tediousness.
Syn: To murder; assassinate; slay; butcher; destroy. -- To
Kill, Murder, Assassinate. To kill does not
necessarily mean any more than to deprive of life. A man
may kill another by accident or in self-defense, without
the imputation of guilt. To murder is to kill with
malicious forethought and intention. To assassinate is
to murder suddenly and by stealth. The sheriff may kill
without murdering; the duelist murders, but does not
assassinate his antagonist; the assassin kills and
murders.Killing \Kill"ing\, a.
Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a
colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible. --
Kill"ing*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
Those eyes are made so killing. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
Nothing could be more killingly spoken. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]killing \kill"ing\, n.
1. The act or process of causing a living organism to die.
[PJC]
2. An unusually large gain in a financial or business
transaction or enterprise; as, she made a killing trading
cattle futures.
[PJC] |
killing sidesplitting
(gcide) | humourous \humourous\ adj.
same as humorous; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower
terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, witty ;
{boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish,
zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable, risible ; {droll,
waggish ; {dry, ironic, ironical, pawky, wry ; {farcical,
ludicrous, ridiculous ; {Gilbertian ; {hilarious, uproarious
; jesting, jocose, jocular, jocund, joking; {merry,
mirthful}; {seriocomic, seriocomical ; {tragicomic,
tragicomical ; killing, sidesplitting] Also See:
pleasing.
Syn: humorous.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Killingly
(gcide) | Killing \Kill"ing\, a.
Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a
colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible. --
Kill"ing*ly, adv.
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Those eyes are made so killing. --Pope.
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Nothing could be more killingly spoken. --Milton.
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Lady-killing
(gcide) | Lady-killing \La"dy-kill`ing\, n.
The art or practice of captivating the hearts of women.
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Better for the sake of womankind that this dangerous
dog should leave off lady-killing. --Thackeray.
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Skilling
(gcide) | Skilling \Skil"ling\ (sk[i^]l"l[i^]ng), n. [Cf. Sheeling.]
A bay of a barn; also, a slight addition to a cottage. [Prov.
Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Skilling \Skil"ling\, n. [Sw. & Dan. See Shilling.]
A money of account in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and North
Germany, and also a coin. It had various values, from three
fourths of a cent in Norway to more than two cents in
L["u]beck.
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Winterkilling
(gcide) | Winterkill \Win"ter*kill`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winterkilled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Winterkilling.]
To kill by the cold, or exposure to the inclemency of winter;
as, the wheat was winterkilled. [U. S.]
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contract killing
(wn) | contract killing
n 1: a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer |
drive-by killing
(wn) | drive-by killing
n 1: homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile |
honor killing
(wn) | honor killing
n 1: an ancient tradition still sometimes observed; a male
member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing
the family image |
killing field
(wn) | killing field
n 1: (usually plural) an area where many people have died
(usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent
civil disturbance) |
killing zone
(wn) | killing zone
n 1: an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
[syn: kill zone, killing zone] |
killingly
(wn) | killingly
adv 1: in a very humorous manner [syn: killingly,
sidesplittingly] |
mercy killing
(wn) | mercy killing
n 1: the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone
suffering from an incurable illness) [syn: euthanasia,
mercy killing] |
ritual killing
(wn) | ritual killing
n 1: the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to
propitiate a deity [syn: sacrifice, ritual killing] |
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