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殺す — meaning in English

korosu

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English meaning

  • eliminate verb To completely remove or get rid of something.
  • kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
  • killing noun An act in which someone or something is killed.
  • mortify verb To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
  • murder noun The crime of deliberately killing another person.
  • slay verb To kill.
  • zap verb To hit or destroy something suddenly with a burst of energy, electricity, or force (often used loosely, including in games or fiction).

Senses

殺す is used for these senses in English:

  • eliminate (transitive, slang) To kill (a person or animal).
  • kill The act of killing.
  • kill (transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
  • killing An instance of someone being killed.
  • murder To illegally kill (a person or persons) with intent, especially with predetermination
  • murder (figuratively, colloquial, hyperbolic) To kick someone's ass or chew someone out (used to express one’s anger at somebody).
  • zap To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.

eliminate — full definition

  1. verb To completely remove or get rid of something.
  2. verb To knock a competitor or option out of a contest or list of possibilities.

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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