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kill

2 noun
     
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1 [countable usually singular] the act of killing a hunted animal:
He raised his knife for the kill.
2

move in/close in for the kill

to come closer to something in order to kill, defeat, or destroy it:
Enemy submarines were moving in for the kill.
3 [singular] an animal that is killed by another animal:
The cubs will share the remains of the kill.
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