Kill and Tie up

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Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Tie up verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

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Kill and tie up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Tie up".

At the very start of the game you are forced to kill Uncle, and tie up your now zombified wife and son until you can find a cure.

Source: Player Punch / Wide Open Sandbox
He's not, but those who framed him also want to tie up loose ends and send an assassin played by Karl Urban to track him down and kill him.

Source: Film / The Bourne Supremacy
In "Ferry Tale": The inmates who escape, tie up the guard, and take and threaten to kill hostages aboard a ship, are still humane enough to let a little boy into the bathroom before them.

Source: Even Evil Has Standards / Live-Action TV

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