phrasal verb

Kill off

Rank #1142Letter KInseparable

2Sections

Reduce or exterminate a population by hunting, pollution, development, etc.

Meanings

  • Reduce or exterminate a population by hunting, pollution, development, etc. (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • There used to be a lot of wolves around here, but most of them have been KILLED OFF.
  • We plan to KILL OFF over the next few months.
  • The company KILLED OFF significantly last year.

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