杀 — meaning in English

English meaning

• croak noun A low, rough sound made in the throat, especially the call of a frog.
• kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.

Senses

杀 is used for these senses in English:

• croak To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.
• kill (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

croak — full definition

1. noun A low, rough sound made in the throat, especially the call of a frog.
2. verb To make a low, rough sound, or to say something in a hoarse voice.
3. verb Informal: to die.

kill — full definition

1. verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
2. verb To stop, switch off, or put an end to something completely.
3. verb To cause severe pain, exhaustion, or distress — often used informally and not literally.
4. noun An act of killing, or the animal or target that has been killed.

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