Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Quit
Quit verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: quit pestering your coworkers with pointless questions
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Fate Worse Than Death: If Chainsaw doesnt kill you for failing him, trying to quit, or insulting him, then you become his slave instead.
Source: Fanfic / Batman Beyond Revisited - Meta example from Undertale: Some people quit the Genocide route because Papyrus is too innocent to kill.
- The Wolverine: Logan has quit the X-Men for at least a year, and isolates himself within the Yukon wilderness because he is unable to cope with his guilt for being forced to kill Jean Grey.
Source: Achilles in His Tent
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