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Kill, to deprive of life, to put to death; absol.: Meas. III, 2, 282. Ado I, 1, 45. H5 III, 2, 36. H6B III, 2, 310. V, 1, 101. Troil. III, 1, 132 (the wound to k. == the mortal wound). Tim. III, 5, 54. Caes. III, 2, 209. Ant. V, 2, 244 etc. Used as a cry by troops when they charged the enemy: “and in a peaceful hour doth cry K., k.!” Ven. 652. “k., k., k. him,” Cor. V, 6, 132. “then k., k., k.” Lr. IV, 6, 191. cf. “when I command them k.” H6B IV, 8, 5. Trans.: Ven. 464. Ven. 464 Lucr. 74. Tp. II, 2, 112. III, 2, 114. III, 3, 64. V, 78. Gent. I, 2, 107. IV, 1, 27. IV, 4, 36. Wiv. I, 4, 123. II, 3, 11. IV, 2, 198 etc. “care --ed a cat,” Ado V, 1, 133. “to k. a wife with kindness,” Shr. IV, 1, 211. “to k. a p. dead:” Mids. III, 2, 269. Tit. III, 1, 92. Hml. III, 2, 194. to k. up == to k. by wholesale: “to fright the animals and to k. them up,” As II, 1, 62. “to k. one's self:” Ado V, 1, 1. Mids. I, 2, 25. III, 1, 11. V, 67. R3 I, 2, 187. Caes. V, 5, 7 etc. to k. a person's heart == to distress, to grieve extremely: LLL V, 2, 149. As III, 2, 260 (quibbling). Wint. IV, 3, 88. R2 V, 1, 100; cf. Tit. III, 2, 15. H5 II, 1, 92. H6A V, 4, 2. Metaphorical use: “this blessed league to k.” Lucr. 383 (== to destroy). “to k. thine honour,” Lucr. 383 “her lively colour --ed with deadly cares,” Lucr. 383 “and wretched minutes k.” Sonn. 126, 8. “that you might k. your stomach on your meat,” Gent. I, 2, 68 (== satiate). “will k. that grief,” III, 2, 15. “to k. care,” Ado V, 1, 134. “when truth --s truth,” Mids. III, 2, 129. “the first view shall k. all repetition,” All's V, 3, 21. “sleep k. those pretty eyes,” Troil. IV, 2, 4. “the great rage is --ed in him,” Lr. IV, 7, 79 (Qq cured). “to k. the marvel,” Cymb. III, 1, 10.
Used of slaying animals for food; 1) as a butcher; abs.: Ven. 618. H6B IV, 3, 8. Trans.: Meas. II, 2, 85. Err. IV, 3, 18. 2) as a huntsman; abs.: LLL IV, 1, 24. LLL IV, 1, 24 Trans.: Wiv. I, 1, 84. Wiv. I, 1, 84 LLL IV, 1, 112. As II, 1, 21. III, 2, 260. IV, 2, 1. Cymb. III, 6, 39 etc.
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