kill

The act of killing.

"The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives."

Specifically, the death blow.

"The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head."

The result of killing; that which has been killed.

"The fox dragged its kill back to its den."

To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

"Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."

To render inoperative.

"He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."

To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.

"My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes."