Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Pull the plug and kill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pull the plug" instead a verb "Kill".
Pull the plug
Pull the plug verb - Prevent from happening or continuing.
Kill and pull the plug are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb phrase "Pull the plug".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- He's badly wounded in the process and they try to kill him on the table, but luckily a dedicated nurse attacked the officer sent to pull the plug and sat with him until he was conscious again.
- Mercy Kill: Neon Joe has a record of convincing mothers of children in werewolf-induced comas to pull the plug.
- Sure, it had killed or was trying to kill everyone around it, but when you pull the plug the terminal fills with binary code that, if translated in real life, reveals the word "help" repeated over and over.
Source: Alas Poor Villain / Video Games
Cite this Source
Pull the plug and Kill. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/pull_the_plug
Kill & Pull the plug. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/pull_the_plug>.
Pull the plug or Kill. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/pull_the_plug.
