"kill oneself" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: kills oneself [present, singular, third-person], killing oneself [participle, present], killed oneself [participle, past], killed oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kill oneself (third-person singular simple present kills oneself, present participle killing oneself, simple past and past participle killed oneself)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kill, oneself. Synonyms (literally: cause one's own death): commit suicide
    Sense id: en-kill_oneself-en-verb-rjzP18Nn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of "literally: cause one's own death": 72 28
  2. (informal) To exert oneself to an excessive degree. Tags: informal Synonyms (exert oneself): bust one's ass [US, slang]
    Sense id: en-kill_oneself-en-verb-Xlb41GTa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'exert oneself': 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: knock oneself out

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