To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
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 put to death; to extinguish the life of.
To exert oneself to an excessive degree.
To exert an overwhelming effect on.
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.
To desist; to stop; to refrain.
To keep to oneself; to forbear to impart or give.
To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
To preserve (someone) from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm (someone); to show mercy towards.
(to give up): To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
To refrain from killing (someone) or having (someone) killed.
To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
To be frugal; to not be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
Parsimony; frugal use.
An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
A superfluous or second-best person.
The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
assistant or extra hand (typically on buses and lorries)
A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
A spare part, especially a spare tire.
The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
That which has not been used or expended.
Not occupied or in current use.
Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.