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| liquidate |
to put an end to or get rid of, esp. by killing. [1/5 definitions] |
| manslaughter |
unlawful but unpremeditated killing of a human being. (Cf. murder.) |
| massacre |
the indiscriminate killing of a large number of usu. defenseless people or animals. [1/4 definitions] |
| matricide |
the act or an instance of killing one's mother. [1/2 definitions] |
| murder |
the deliberate and illegal killing of a person. [1/5 definitions] |
| Orestes |
in the ancient Greek dramatic trilogy The Oresteia by Aeschylus, the protagonist, who avenges his father's death by killing his mother and her lover. |
| parricide |
the act of killing one's parent or other close relative. [1/2 definitions] |
| patricide |
the act of killing one's father. [1/2 definitions] |
| purge |
the political act of killing or expelling those who are considered to be a threat to an existing power. [1/12 definitions] |
| rattrap |
a device for catching and killing rats. [1/2 definitions] |
| shotgun |
a riflelike gun with a smooth bore that fires several small pellets or buckshot at once, used mostly for killing birds and small game at close range. |
| slaughter |
the killing and butchering of animals, esp. for their meat. [2/4 definitions] |
| spill1 |
to cause (blood) to flow, as in killing or wounding; shed (blood). [1/10 definitions] |
| suicide |
the act of killing oneself on purpose. [1/4 definitions] |
| titanic |
(cap.) the White Star Line passenger steamship, acclaimed for its size, speed, and durability, that sank on April 15, 1912 after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage, killing over 1,500 people. [1/4 definitions] |
| trap1 |
a device for catching, holding, and often killing wild animals and game, rodents, or the like. [1/13 definitions] |
| tyrannicide |
the killing of a tyrant, or a person who kills a tyrant. |
| whaling1 |
the business or industry of hunting, killing, and rendering whales. |
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