to kill
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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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").
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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