To strengthen or hearten; give impetus or vigour.
To fill or imbue with spirit.
To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.
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 put to death; to extinguish the life of.
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.
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.