Kill and Nab

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Nab and kill are semantically related in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Nab" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Nab verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.

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Kill and nab are semantically related in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Nab".

man	kill man	nab man
guy	kill guy	nab guy
woman	kill woman	nab woman
people	kill people	nab people
Other words: human, children, bad, doctor, player, humans, members.

He might be jovial with conducting with fellow rival pirates and Marines, but you dare to nab/kill ANY of his crew, you'll be at best hoping he and you never come face to face, or at worst, you won't even have any time to make yourself a makeshift tombstone.

Source: You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry
They are loud, overkill for dealing with zombies, and greedy players might even kill you to nab them.

Source: Video Game / DayZ
The lead police officer is useless but he deliberately stays out of the action to let the zombies kill each other and then nab Martin to become famous.

Source: Film / Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead

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