Social life

Synonyms for kill

Two senses of kill live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsSocial life

thwart the passage of

Kill a motion.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

defeat

Same sentence, swapped: Defeat a motion.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for kill as it is used in the sentence above.

down
obliterate
run

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineChange

mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

Kill these lines in the President's speech.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

obliterate

Same sentence, swapped: Obliterate these lines in the President's speech.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for kill as it is used in the sentence above.

down
defeat
mark

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