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KILL OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
Example:
Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe
Synonyms:
exterminate; kill off
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "kill off" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to kill off the prisoners
