"instakill" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɪnstəˌkɪl/ Audio: En-au-instakill.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: insta- + kill Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|insta|kill}} insta- + kill Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} instakill (not comparable)
  1. (board games, video games, slang) Having the ability to instantly kill. Tags: not-comparable, slang Categories (topical): Board games, Video games
    Sense id: en-instakill-en-adj-NFRQ6tTd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with insta- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 38 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with insta-: 52 20 28 Topics: video-games

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪnstəˌkɪl/ Audio: En-au-instakill.ogg [Australia] Forms: instakills [plural]
Etymology: insta- + kill Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|insta|kill}} insta- + kill Head templates: {{en-noun}} instakill (plural instakills)
  1. (board games, video games, slang) An instant kill. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Board games, Video games
    Sense id: en-instakill-en-noun-Vfz6EWhV Topics: video-games

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪnstəˌkɪl/ Audio: En-au-instakill.ogg [Australia] Forms: instakills [present, singular, third-person], instakilling [participle, present], instakilled [participle, past], instakilled [past]
Etymology: insta- + kill Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|insta|kill}} insta- + kill Head templates: {{en-verb}} instakill (third-person singular simple present instakills, present participle instakilling, simple past and past participle instakilled)
  1. To perform an instakill; to kill instantly. Synonyms: one-hit kill, OHK Related terms: instadeath, permadeath
    Sense id: en-instakill-en-verb-VAnAvHno

Inflected forms

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