to kill
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ころす
Verb, Transitive
1.
to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter
2.
to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed)
3.
to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath)
4.
to put out (a runner)
baseball
5.
to pawn, to put in hock
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あつくてしにそう、このあつさどうにかころしてほしい。
暑くて死にそう、この暑さどうにか殺してほしい。
It's so hot I'm going to die, I wish this heat would just kill me (figuratively, meaning "go away").
かれはいかりをころして、れいせいにたいおうした。
彼は怒りを殺して、冷静に対応した。
He suppressed his anger and responded calmly.
やきゅうでランナーをころすには、せいかくなそうきゅうがひつようだ。
野球でランナーを殺すには、正確な送球が必要だ。
To put out a runner in baseball, accurate throwing is necessary.
そのじけんのはんにんは、けいかくてきにひがいしゃをころした。
その事件の犯人は、計画的に被害者を殺した。
The perpetrator of that incident deliberately killed the victim.
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