Phrase Hound found 136 phrases and 125 compound words that contain kill. The most common are listed below. Open kill in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 136
- time to killA period during which one has no responsibilities to fulfill, often while waiting for some event or outcome, and therefore must find some activity to partake in to prevent boredom.
- fit to killExtremely; lavishly.
- kill offTo eliminate, to make extinct.
- kill timeTo engage in an activity whose only purpose is to make the time seem to pass more quickly; to fill the time between activities.
- kill the messengerAlternative form of shoot the messenger: To blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable for a problem because they brought attention to it.
- kill zoneThe area of engagement where an attack on the enemy is focused and which has the highest percentage of fatalities.
- kill two birds with one stoneTo solve two problems with one single action.
- kill fileA user's file listing the users of a newsgroup whose postings are to be ignored, or other criteria for ignoring posts.
- dressed to killDressed in a very fashionable style.
- kill switchA security measure used to switch off a device in an emergency.
- kill screenA level in a computer game that is impossible to win, usually due to programming errors.
- catch and killThe media technique of suppressing a story by buying the exclusive rights to it, with a legally enforceable non-disclosure agreement, and then refusing to publish it.
- kill teamA small group of combatants that work together to attack an enemy.
- winter-killTo kill by the effects of wintery conditions
- kill boxAn area preprepared to allow friendly forces to immediately fire on any enemy forces who enter.
- kill chainThe process of making an attack, from identifying the target to dispatching forces and destroying it.
- kill it with fireUsed to express fear, disgust, or strong objection in reaction to something.
- penalty killAn effort by a penalized team to nullify a penalty and opponent's power play, a length of time during the game when a penalized team has one or more players in the penalty box.
- kill lineThe threshold of hit points below which any damage will kill the character.
- soft killThe neutralization of an incoming munition by avoiding it rather than destroying it.
- if looks could killUsed to characterize a look of strong hostility.
- drill and killA teaching technique in which students are repeatedly drilled on the same material.
- dress to killTo dress up so as to impress others (especially of the opposite sex).
- Beaver KillA tributary of the East Branch Delaware River, a main tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 44 miles (71 km) long, in the U.S. state of New York.
- all-killThe achievement of a song of the number-one rank on all major music charts.
Compound words 125
- kiltTo gather up (skirts) around the body.
- roadkillThe killing of an animal by a road vehicle.
- fishkillAn environmental event in which fish are killed.
- killjoyA person who is anti-fun, or prevents others from having fun.
- gankTo swindle.
- killyInvolving killing.
- buzzkillSomething that or someone who spoils an otherwise enjoyable event.
- killshotThe killing impact of anything projected.
- winterkillThe mortality resulting from lethal wintry conditions among a human, animal, and/or vegetal population.
- killcamA replay showing how a player or enemy was killed.