Kill and Lure

Kill

Kill verb - To attract or delight as if by magic.
Usage example: with his dark good looks he would positively kill the ladies

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

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Lure

Lure verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.

Kill and lure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Lure".

Nearby Words: lured, luring

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

good good kill good lure
special special kill special lure
usual usual kill usual lure
single single kill single lure
Other adjectives: powerful, real, personal.

Common collocations

character kill character lure character
man kill man lure man
guy kill guy lure guy
people kill people lure people
Other words: wife, men, children, someone, monster, boss, father, dragon, brother, target, opponent, player, enemy, humans, friends, enemies, zombies, monsters.

Both words in one sentence

  • Webcomic / Mutant Ninja Turtles Gaiden First when she was a kid, then as a plan of the Foot Clan to lure and kill Michelangelo.
  • Manga / Saint Seiya Similarly, in a small anime filler two Silver Saints kill an old man and throw his granddaughter inside a volcano to lure Ikki out of his refuge inside said volcano.
  • Dungeon Bypass Instead of making peace with the Lizard Men living in the Middle Mountains, you can just lure the ones near the dragon to kill them elsewhere, and then just sneak the dragon.
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