Defuse and Kill

Defuse

Defuse verb - Remove the triggering device from.

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Kill and defuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Defuse".

Nearby Word: defusing

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Defuse and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defuse" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

friend	defuse friend	kill friend
opponents	defuse opponents	kill opponents

Pocchacio, tried to kill your group when you go in to defuse the situation, attacked you with a giant killer robot, and what happens afterwards???

Source: Karma Houdini / Video Games
Disk One Nuke: The easiest way to defuse a spawner and/or kill large amounts of monsters is to pour lava over it from above via tunneling or bridging.

Source: Video Game / Super Hostile
Theoretically, the only way to kill him is to defuse him from Hougyoku, and no one knows how to do that.

Source: Complete Immortality

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