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kill steal

kill steal verb: in a multiplayer online game, to deal a finishing blow on an enemy that other player(s) had almost killed, without their consent, so that one gets the credit or rewards instead of them.

Verb

kill steal (third-person singular simple present kill steals, present participle kill stealing, simple past kill stole, past participle kill stolen)

  1. (Internet, derogatory) In a multiplayer online game, to deal a finishing blow on an enemy that other player(s) had almost killed, without their consent, so that one gets the credit or rewards instead of them.
    • They shoot their own teammates, they kill steal, they fill the chat window with the word ‘LOL’, they camp, and they smash people’s stuff.2013 January 4, “A history of griefing: meet the gamers who, if you’re lucky, only want to ruin your day for kicks”, in Edge, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    KS

Noun

kill steal (plural kill steals)

  1. (Internet, derogatory) A finishing blow of this kind.

Synonyms of kill steal

Forms of kill steal

Verb
third-person singular presentkill steals
present participlekill stealing
pastkill stole
past participlekill stolen
Noun
pluralkill steals

Origin of kill steal

Back-formation from kill stealer.

Words formed from kill steal

Questions about kill steal

What does kill steal mean?
Kill steal means in a multiplayer online game, to deal a finishing blow on an enemy that other player(s) had almost killed, without their consent, so that one gets the credit or rewards instead of them.
What part of speech is kill steal?
Kill steal can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of kill steal?
The past tense of kill steal is kill stole.

Words near kill steal in the dictionary

  1. kill shelter
  2. kill shelters
  3. kill shot
  4. kill shots
  5. kill someone dead
  6. kill steal
  7. kill stealer
  8. kill stealers
  9. kill stealing
  10. kill steals
  11. kill stole

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