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| kill·ing [ kílling ] |
noun (plural kill·ings) |
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1. slaying: the act of causing the death of a person or animal
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2. quick profit: a large and quick profit
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informal
)
  made a killing on the hog futures market
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adjective |
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1. exhausting: totally exhausting
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2. fatal: causing or resulting in death
We expect a killing frost tonight.
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3. giving pleasure: providing extreme pleasure or very good
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slang
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4. intense: very intense
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slang
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| kill·ing·ly adverb |
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