Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kill someone dead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
kil-l -some-one dead
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To murder someone and ensure that they are dead.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Possibly derived from the phrase shoot someone dead.

Usage

Inflected Forms

kills someone dead (present, singular) killing someone dead (participle, present) killed someone dead (participle, past) killed someone dead (past)

Questions

What does kill someone dead mean?
To murder someone and ensure that they are dead.
Where does kill someone dead come from?
Possibly derived from the phrase shoot someone dead.

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