To
end a creature's
life, usually through
violence. Depending on
who or
what you kill, it may or may not be a
crime. It's a crime to kill most
human beings (unless you killed them to keep them from killing you or another person -- that's what
self-defense is all about), but it is not a crime to kill an
insect. Some people become
killers
on purpose, some by
negligence, some by
accident.
Also, to
destroy the
effectiveness of a
group,
organization,
event, or
object. You can kill a
program,
legislation, an
advertisement, a
keg party, and many other things. You can even kill
love, but there's far too little of that in the world, so I don't recommend it.
I'd sorta like to tell you what it feels like to kill someone, but I can't, because I haven't. I'd like to tell you what other people say it's like to kill someone, but I won't because it's
irrelevant. Everyone who kills someone feels something
different -- some people
enjoy it; some people seek out the opportunity to kill again; some people hate it; some people
laugh; some people
weep; some people swear off violence; some people become
religious; some people give up
religion; some people keep it a
secret; some people
confess; some people commit
suicide. There are as many different
reactions as there are killers on the planet.
As for the people on the other side of the
gun/
knife/
automobile/
blunt object... they just
die.