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verb
To kill (someone or something); to cause to die suddenly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To knock down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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verb
To prostrate by illness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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verb
To invalidate (a law, statute etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: uphold
verb
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fell, drop, cut down
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cut
Narrower terms: chop down, poleax, poleaxe, log, lumber, cut
verb
cause to die, especially suddenly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kill
verb
declare null and void; make ineffective
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: cancel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: declare, adjudge, hold
Narrower terms: revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate, remit, write off, invalidate, quash, void, avoid, nullify, recall
History
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Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
