kill off

verb

killed off; killing off; kills off

transitive verb

: to destroy in large numbers or totally

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Key moment The Avalanche killed off a penalty to MacKinnon with 3:42 remaining, setting the stage for Nečas’ tying goal. Tim Cronin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025 This episode actually killed off a whopping seven characters. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025 He was killed off there, presumably to go start up Reacher. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 In the earliest version of this first-person shooter game, players kill off civilian Iraqis standing between the shooter and Saddam Hussein. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kill off

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of kill off was in 1607

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“Kill off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill%20off. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.

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