ice vs kill

ice

verb
  • To murder. 

  • To become ice; to freeze. 

  • To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc. 

  • To make icy; to freeze. 

  • To put out a team for a match. 

  • To shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing. 

  • To cool with ice, as a beverage. 

noun
  • Water in frozen (solid) form. 

  • An artifact that has been smuggled, especially one that is either clear or shiny. 

  • A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar. 

  • One or more diamonds and jewelry, especially blood diamonds. 

  • Any substance having the appearance of ice. 

  • Money paid as a bribe. 

  • The area where a game of ice hockey is played. 

  • Elephant or rhinoceros ivory that has been poached and sold on the black market. 

  • Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide. 

  • Any volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form, when discussing the composition of e.g. a planet as an ice giant vs a gas giant. 

  • Crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs. 

kill

verb
  • To put to death; to extinguish the life of. 

  • To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point. 

  • To cause great pain, discomfort, or distress to; to hurt. 

  • To punish severely. 

  • To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay. 

  • To produce intense pain. 

  • To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate. 

  • To exert oneself to an excessive degree. 

  • To exert an overwhelming effect on. 

  • To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate. 

  • To force a company out of business. 

  • To deadmelt. 

  • To render inoperative. 

  • To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy. 

  • To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in. 

  • To use up or to waste. 

  • To cause to assume the value zero. 

  • To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network. 

  • To sexually penetrate in a skillful way. 

  • To overpower, overwhelm, or defeat. 

noun
  • The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally. 

  • Specifically, the death blow. 

  • A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea. 

  • The act of killing. 

  • The result of killing; that which has been killed. 

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