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going for the kill

going for the kill is the present participle and gerund of go for the kill.

Meaning of go for the kill

Verb

go for the kill (third-person singular simple present goes for the kill, present participle going for the kill, simple past went for the kill, past participle gone for the kill)

  1. Synonym of go for the throat.

Questions about going for the kill

What is going for the kill the present participle and gerund of?
Going for the kill is the present participle and gerund of go for the kill.

Words near going for the kill in the dictionary

  1. going for nothing
  2. going for the gloves
  3. going for the gold
  4. going for the jugular
  5. going for the jugular vein
  6. going for the kill
  7. going for the throat
  8. going forth
  9. going forward
  10. going free
  11. going from 0 to 100

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