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killTo cancel. Kill, as well as "abort," and "cancel" all mean to end or exit the current process. kill US a channel, stream, or river (chiefly as part of place names) kill [kil] (materials) To treat in such a way as to destroy undesirable properties; for example, neutralization of an acid by the addition of an alkali. (metallurgy) To add a strong deoxidizer, such as silicon or aluminum, to molten steel in order to stop the reaction between carbon and oxygen forming gaseous carbon monoxide and dioxide during solidification. (petroleum engineering) In drilling, to prevent well blowout by appropriate measures. In oil production, to halt well production so that reconditioning of the well may proceed. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"They are weapons," I replied, "weapons which kill at a great distance. "Arise," he cried in a terrible voice, "and let me kill you as you have killed my son It swore every boy to stick to the band, and never tell any of the secrets; and if anybody done anything to any boy in the band, whichever boy was ordered to kill that person and his family must do it, and he mustn't eat and he mustn't sleep till he had killed them and hacked a cross in their breasts, which was the sign of the band. |
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