Cut
Kill
Kill verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.
Usage example: I think that paragraph is irrelevant, so kill it
Cut is a synonym for kill in delete topic. Sometimes you can use "Cut" instead the word "Kill" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as switch off, turn off.
How words are described
| good | good cut | good kill |
| high | high cut | high kill |
| low | low cut | low kill |
| nice | nice cut | nice kill |
| Other adjectives: clean, best, long, direct, fast, perfect, original, single, cheap, actual, bad, quick, potential, early, immediate, military, random, next, alternate, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Catch Phrase: Doug Marcaida: "It will cut/kill" or "This, sir, will cut/kill", after a weapon has performed well in the tests.
Source: Series / Forged In Fire - Jaken in InuYasha, when he can't figure out if Sesshomaru was teasing him or actually testing whether the Tenseiga would cut/kill him, begins plucking flower petals.
Source: Loves Me Not -
In Shining Force II, if Slade is equipped with a Gisarme, occassionally he will perform a diagonal cut and insta-kill the enemy.
Source: Diagonal Cut
Cite this Source
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