kill

/kɪl/

The act of killing.

The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.

Specifically, the death blow.

The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head.

The result of killing; that which has been killed.

The fox dragged its kill back to its den.

The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.