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
- verb To completely remove or get rid of something.
- verb To knock a competitor or option out of a contest or list of possibilities.
kill — full definition
- verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
- verb To stop, switch off, or put an end to something completely.
- verb To cause severe pain, exhaustion, or distress — often used informally and not literally.
- noun An act of killing, or the animal or target that has been killed.