Kill and Tire

Kill

Kill verb - To use up all the physical energy of.

Usage example: the long hike up the mountain just about killed us

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

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Tire verb - To use up all the physical energy of.

Usage example: this pentathlon will tire all but the hardiest athletes

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Kill and tire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Tire".

kill opponent

tire opponent

Illustrated by this famous quote of Ho Chi Minh: "You will kill 10 of our men, and we will kill 1 of yours, and in the end it will be you who tire of it."

Source: Determinator / Real Life
Red Right Hand: Papa Jupiter's split nose, which he got when his father tried to kill him with a tire iron.

Source: Film / The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
In P2, the heroine is attacked and bloodied up by her kidnapper's Rottweiler, until she manages to kill it with a tire iron.

Source: Angry Guard Dog

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