Examples:
This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank.
She was killed in the collision of three cars.
Cigarettes kill.
Drunken driving kills.
AIDS has killed thousands in Africa.
We killed off all the coyotes, wolves, cougars, and bears that preyed on white tailed deer.
Mappings:
PropBank: kill.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4, 9, 10
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kill_off 1
Commentary:
NOTE: can be "self-inflicted torment"--compare to KILL ONESELF in senses 1 and 6
NOTE: compare with sense 5 ambiguous examples
Examples:
These new shoes are killing me!
The daily stress of her work is killing her.
I am killing myself for not figuring this out earlier.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 13
Examples:
To kill poverty, the poor countries themselves must get their house in order.
Kill these lines in the President's speech.
Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods.
Mappings:
PropBank: kill.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 12, 15
Examples:
The conference killed the proposal for limited formal discovery in criminal proceedings.
The City Council has killed an attempt to set a spending limit for local elections.
City Council members also killed a motion that would have banned unleashed dogs in any public park.
Mappings:
PropBank: kill.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary:
NOTE: compare example 2 with sense 2 (pain and anguish); Example 2 is ambiguous in reference to the overwhelming sensation (could be interpreted as awe or emotional distress); ambiguous examples should be tagged with this sense
Examples:
The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!
It just kills me to watch the emergency vets on animal planet.
He's killing me softly with his song.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Examples:
It seemed like I was killing myself for a losing program and I was considering leaving myself.
I'm killing myself for your love and again all is lost.
She is still killing herself over the next project, and she still looks great.
Mappings:
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
kill_oneself 1
Examples:
The the wind came back and we killed the engine.
They killed the lights and they killed the music.
They had killed the battery to the point where they had to jump start the car.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 14
Examples:
She killed the ball.
He killed the ball from the back court causing the side out in our favor.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7, 8
Examples:
She killed a bottle of brandy that night.
I killed a glass of La Trappe Tripel, and then I killed a half-liter of wheat beer goodness.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 11