Kill (disambiguation)
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Kill may refer to:
  • Killing, to cause the death
    Death
    Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....

     of an organism, or the act of doing so.
    • The verb form may also be a general-use metaphor, synonymous with "to terminate" or "to finish"
  • Kill, a civil parish
    Civil parishes in Ireland
    The parish was once an ecclesiastical unit of territory based on early Christian and monastic settlements. It came into existence in Ireland in the 12th and 13th centuries and was continued by the Church of Ireland, the Established church, from the time of the Tudor conquest...

     in Dublin, Ireland
  • Kill (body of water)
    Kill (body of water)
    As a body of water, a kill is a creek. The word comes from the Middle Dutch kille, meaning "riverbed" or "water channel." The modern Dutch term is kil....

    , a creek, a Dutch word also occurring in some United States place names
  • Kill, County Kildare
    Kill, County Kildare
    Kill is a village and parish in County Kildare, Ireland near the county's border with Dublin beside the N7. Its population of 2,510 makes it the 13th largest town in County Kildare. Kill is the birthpace of the Fenian John Devoy, sometimes regarded as the "grandfather of the modern Irish state"...

    , a village and parish in the Republic of Ireland
  • Kill, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
  • Kill, County Waterford
    Kill, County Waterford
    Kill , is a village in County Waterford, Ireland located between Dungarvan and Tramore.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland* County Waterford...

    , a village and former parish in the Republic of Ireland

Computing

  • kill (command), a command in Unix, Unix-like and in certain Microsoft Windows computer operating system versions

Entertainment

  • KILL
    KILL
    KILL is the sixth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six.In initial press releases, the band described the album as being a return to a sound more akin to their debut album, but this was later revealed by front-man Dick Valentine to be more gimmick than truth.An explicit video was released for...

    , 2009 album by Detroit rock band Electric Six
  • Kill (album)
    Kill (album)
    Kill is the tenth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on March 21, 2006. This release marks the return of guitarist Rob Barrett, who had previously played on The Bleeding and Vile. The European version of the album comes with a live DVD filmed in Strasbourg in 2004...

    , an album by the death metal band Cannibal Corpse
  • Kill!
    Kill!
    is a 1968 film directed by Kihachi Okamoto, written by Akira Murao, Kihachi Okamoto, and Shugoro Yamamoto and starring Tatsuya Nakadai.- Cast :*Tatsuya Nakadai .... Genta *Etsushi Takahashi .... Hanji...

    (斬る), a 1968 Japanese film directed by Kihachi Okamoto
  • "The Kill
    The Kill
    "The Kill" is a song by 30 Seconds to Mars, the song was released as the second single from their second album, A Beautiful Lie...

    ", a song by the rock band 30 Seconds to Mars

Military

  • Catastrophic kill
    Catastrophic kill
    A catastrophic kill, K-Kill or complete kill refers to damage inflicted on a vehicle by a weapon that renders it both unusable and unrepairable whereas a "knocked out" vehicle is completely inoperable but not beyond repair...

  • Firepower kill
  • Mission kill
    Mission kill
    A mission kill is the result of an attack or damage inflicted by a weapon that does not destroy a military vehicle but results in it taking no further part in its intended mission.-Examples:...

    , which may also be known as a "Functional Kill"
  • Mobility kill
    Mobility kill
    A mobility kill in armoured warfare refers to a weapon or vehicle that is immobilized, or the act of immobilizing such a target. Typically this term is used to refer to tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles that have their engines, tracks, or running gear damaged...


Sports

  • Baserunner kill, an outfield assist in baseball
  • penalty kill, in ice hockey, preventing the opposing team from scoring when they have a player advantage
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