"spawnkill" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: spawnkills [present, singular, third-person], spawnkilling [participle, present], spawnkilled [participle, past], spawnkilled [past]
Etymology: spawn + kill Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spawn|kill}} spawn + kill Head templates: {{en-verb}} spawnkill (third-person singular simple present spawnkills, present participle spawnkilling, simple past and past participle spawnkilled)
  1. (video games) To kill a player or NPC enemy at a spawn point. Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: spawn kill, spawn-kill
    Sense id: en-spawnkill-en-verb-S3woZ9eL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

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