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Safety mechanism to quickly shut down a system
A kill switch, also known more formally as an emergency brake, emergency stop (E-stop), emergency off (EMO), or emergency power off (EPO), is a safety
Kill_switch
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up kill switch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A kill switch is a security measure used to shut off or render a device inoperable in an emergency
Kill_switch_(disambiguation)
2003 video game
Kill Switch (stylized as kill.switch) is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Namco Hometek for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A port
Kill_Switch_(video_game)
11th episode of the 5th season of The X-Files
"Kill Switch" is the eleventh episode of the fifth season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered in the United States on the
Kill_Switch_(The_X-Files)
2017 American-Dutch science fiction film directed by Tim Smit
Kill Switch (also known as Redivider) is a 2017 science fiction film, directed by Tim Smit in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Charlie Kindinger
Kill_Switch_(2017_film)
Device that reacts to the loss of the operator
released to the public, and the "switch" is the release of the decryption key, as with Vault 7. A related device is a kill switch, which, however, will not passively
Dead_man's_switch
Software-based security feature
A smartphone kill switch is a software-based security feature that allows a smartphone's owner to remotely render it inoperable if it is lost or stolen
Smartphone_kill_switch
Single shut off mechanism for all Internet traffic
kill switch is a countermeasure concept of activating a single shut off mechanism for all Internet traffic. The concept behind having a kill switch is
Internet_kill_switch
2008 action film starring Steven Seagal
Kill Switch is a 2008 action thriller film starring Steven Seagal and directed by Jeff F. King. Steven Seagal plays Detective Jacob King, a tough cop
Kill_Switch_(2008_film)
Monitoring and controlling the behavior of AI systems
human supervisors the ability to easily shut down a misbehaving AI via a kill switch. Modern AI systems however often run in distributed infrastructures,
AI_capability_control
Season of television series
episodes. Richard Castle (Fillion) is a famous mystery novelist who has killed off the main character in his popular book series and has writer's block
Castle_season_7
American ridesharing and delivery company
Emmanuel Macron secretly aided Uber lobbying in France, and use of a kill switch during police raids to conceal data. In February 2023, thousands of drivers
Uber
Electrical component that can break an electrical circuit
Centrifugal switch Company switch Crossbar switch Dead man's switch Fireman's switch Hall-effect switch Inertial switch Isolator switch Key switch Kill switch Latching
Switch
Series of science fiction novels by Jonathan Maberry
vampires, and tech. Kill the world. Predator One New age of High Tech killing machines: the battlefield is everywhere. Kill Switch All power is taken down
Joe_Ledger_series
2026 novel by Matt Dinniman
Theirs is the only farm to have them, as his grandfather had turned off a kill switch inside the robots' programming that would have only allowed them to operate
Operation_Bounce_House
2022 document leak scandal
use of tools such as "greyball", used to mislead local police, and a kill switch deployed during police raids to conceal data. Former Uber CEO Travis
Uber_Files
of the kill switch was confirmed in documents leaked in 2022. When Uber offices were raided by police or regulatory agencies, the "kill switch" of which
Controversies surrounding Uber
Controversies_surrounding_Uber
American rock band
Kill Switch...Klick, also known as KsK and Kill Switch (the original) is the name of an American industrial rock band. The band is best known for its releases
Kill_Switch...Klick
2021 book by Adam Jentleson
Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy is a 2021 book by Adam Jentleson, a former aide to Senate Majority
Kill_Switch_(book)
Physical software-controlling switch
operator. It can also be used as a firewall. A hardware kill switch (HKS) is a physical switch that cuts the signal or power line to the device or disable
Security_switch
Cybercrime organization
virus from a friend at a security research company and discovered a kill switch hardcoded into the virus. The malware included a periodic check to see
Lazarus_Group
2017 worldwide ransomware cyberattack
hours later at 15:03 UTC by the registration of a kill switch discovered by Marcus Hutchins. The kill switch prevented already infected computers from being
WannaCry_ransomware_attack
British IT security researcher and expert (born 1994)
"How an Accidental 'Kill Switch' Slowed Friday's Massive Ransomware Attack". Wired. Retrieved 16 May 2020. "Finding the kill switch to stop the spread
Marcus_Hutchins
Multinational power management company
environment, including a kill switch that would trigger if his account was disabled. When Lu was terminated in September 2019, the kill switch activated, locking
Eaton_Corporation
2021 crime thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh
November 2019 that Steven Soderbergh would direct the film, then titled Kill Switch, with Josh Brolin, Don Cheadle, Sebastian Stan and John Cena in consideration
No_Sudden_Move
American metalcore band
X-Files entitled "Kill Switch", written by William Gibson, who gave the episode this title after meeting the industrial band Kill Switch...Klick. In 1999
Killswitch_Engage
Emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor
reaction. It is also the name that is given to the manually operated kill switch that initiates the shutdown. In commercial reactor operations, this type
Scram
Video game gameplay mechanic
In 2002, The Getaway for the PS2 featured a similar cover mechanic. Kill.Switch is credited as the first game to feature the cover system as its core
Cover_system
American actor, martial artist, and filmmaker (born 1952)
the Beast, Out of Reach, Submerged, Kill Switch, Urban Justice, Pistol Whipped, Against the Dark, Driven to Kill, A Dangerous Man, Born to Raise Hell
Steven_Seagal
Third-person shooter video game series
installments. He was inspired by gameplay elements from Resident Evil 4, Kill Switch, and Bionic Commando. The series was guided by Rod Fergusson, the executive
Gears_of_War
2012 first-person shooter video game
be advertised and can only be sold to adults. If Kilo tries to kill her, a kill switch installed to prevent exactly that stops him, and if Kilo lets her
Syndicate_(2012_video_game)
Japanese Urban Legend
The Sony timer (ソニータイマー, Sonī taimā), or Sony kill switch, is an urban legend that electronic devices produced by Sony are equipped with a timer which
Sony_timer
American rock band
their band in the pilot episode of Dead Like Me. The band released the Kill Switch EP in August of that year, following the lead single and video "Nothing
Hypnogaja
American actress, writer and director (born 1981 or 1982)
Wifey, and will direct the first episode; she is reportedly to star in Kill Switch, a film to be directed by Soderbergh; and she is attached to direct an
Frankie_Shaw
Season of American television series CSI: Miami
Ryan when he doesn't disclose that he knew one of the suspects. 120 23 "Kill Switch" Scott Lautanen Corey Miller & Marc Dube May 7, 2007 (2007-05-07) 17
CSI:_Miami_season_5
2019 video game
Kill la Kill: If (also known as Kill la Kill the Game: If and stylized as Kill la Kill: IF) is a 3D fighting game based on the Kill la Kill anime television
Kill_la_Kill:_If
2000 video game
As punishment for his defection, Simons takes control and activates a kill switch, giving Paul just 24 hours left alive. Ordered by Manderley to eliminate
Deus_Ex_(video_game)
Commercial service for proxied Internet access
Whether the service provides its own domain name system (DNS) servers. Kill switch Whether the service has the ability to immediately sever your connection
VPN_service
American singer-songwriter (born 1956)
His acting career includes roles in Fire Down Below, The Punisher, Kill Switch and Landman. From the beginnings of his performing and recording career
Mark_Collie
Type of motorcycle
top-speed recorder, in-built lap-timer and service reminder), engine kill switch, stealth inspired styling, among others. In 2020, TVS launched Ntorq
TVS_Ntorq_125
2016 film by Anand Shankar
then uses the fingerprints to open the kill switch activation device, deactivates the kill switch, and kills all of Love's henchmen, including those
Iru_Mugan
13th episode of the 7th season of The X-Files
and Maddox's earlier episode "Kill Switch." Gibson was motivated to write the episode after the success of "Kill Switch." The episode featured several
First Person Shooter (The X-Files)
First_Person_Shooter_(The_X-Files)
1989 buddy cop film by Roger Spottiswoode
and Hooch. This comparison returned in the Castle season 7 episode "Kill Switch". During an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, O'Brien gave
Turner_&_Hooch
American politician (born 1988)
one of four Democrats who voted to block funding for federally driven "kill switch" vehicle technology, which could monitor drivers and intervene in vehicle
Marie_Gluesenkamp_Perez
Computer malware timeline
Marcus Hutchins, in collaboration with others, found and activated a "kill switch" hidden within the ransomware, effectively halting the initial wave of
Timeline of computer viruses and worms
Timeline_of_computer_viruses_and_worms
American author, musician and songwriter (born 1967)
word EP A Jockey's Christmas, followed by his debut solo album, The Kill Switch, in October 2019. Numerous references to Richmond Fontaine songs later
Willy_Vlautin
7th episode of the 1st season of The X-Files
face a malevolent AI in the William Gibson-penned fifth season episode "Kill Switch". In the Crystal City, Virginia, headquarters of the software company
Ghost in the Machine (The X-Files)
Ghost_in_the_Machine_(The_X-Files)
Portable device to make telephone calls using a radio link
carriers. On 10 June 2013, Apple announced that it would install a "kill switch" on its next iPhone operating system, due to debut in October 2013. All
Mobile_phone
American politician and lawyer (1942–2024)
this controversial bill, which the American media dubbed the "Internet kill switch", would grant the President emergency powers over the Internet; however
Joe_Lieberman
2018 film by Christian Rivers
Medusa, Hester discovers that Pandora's necklace hides a "crash drive", a kill switch for MEDUSA. Hester, Tom, Anna, and the remaining Anti-Tractionists lead
Mortal_Engines_(film)
Turntablism technique
with opening and closing the crossfader (or another fader or switch, such as a kill switch, where "open" means that the signal is audible, and "closed"
Scratching
Video game genre
2000s was the cover system. Koei's WinBack (1999) has a cover system. Kill Switch (2003) features the cover system as its core game mechanic, along with
Third-person_shooter
2014 studio album by Chet Faker
"Chet Faker: Built on Glass". Uncut (204): 73. May 2014. "Chet Faker – Kill Switch". Discogs. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2015. Built on Glass
Built_on_Glass
Computer kill cord
udev rule and ~$20 in USB hardware that effectively implements a kill cord Dead Man Switch to trigger your machine to self-destruct in the event that you're
BusKill
1951 science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov
Hardin had directed the Foundation's repair engineers to install a secret kill switch into the cruiser, causing the crew to mutiny. The ship's commander, Wienis's
Foundation_(Asimov_novel)
Type of motorcycle
3cc displacement. Minor changes were made as it is now equipped with a kill switch. The instrument cluster has also been redesigned. The passenger one-piece
Yamaha_SZ
Musical artist
the film She Taught Love. On June 13, 2025, she released the single "Kill Switch", along with a video starring herself and Luke James. On August 1, 2025
India_Shawn
American politician and businessman (born 1978)
Republicans who voted against blocking funding for federally driven “kill switch” vehicle technology, allowing regulators to move forward with systems
Nick_LaLota
American rock guitarist and songwriter (1955–2020)
white Wolfgang USA guitar designed by Chip Ellis, featuring a custom kill switch. Van Halen's first string endorsement deal happened around 1989 when
Eddie_Van_Halen
English producer, songwriter and DJ
celebrate". In 2009, Switch collaborated with fellow producer Diplo (whom he met through M.I.A.) to create the album Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do
Switch_(music_producer)
2013 film by Mike Flanagan
where she places it in a room filled with surveillance cameras and a "kill switch" — an anchor attached to the ceiling on a pivot, positioned to swing
Oculus_(film)
2007 video game
puzzle-solving elements. Other influences they cited include Resident Evil 4, Kill Switch, and Gears of War. Throughout the game's development the staff tried
Uncharted:_Drake's_Fortune
American writer
commentary to Politico Magazine and The Washington Post. His 2021 debut book, Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
Adam_Jentleson
Type of motorcycle
analogue/digital gauge, which is complemented by a passing light switch, engine kill switch and alarm fob. The bike is also claimed to be 2 kg (4.4 lb) heavier
Yamaha_T-150
Type of motorcycle
indicator which is absent in the older TMX 155. A bar-mounted kill switch and passing light switch (removed in later models) is added for safety, plus, new
Honda_TMX
Electromechanical switch
Circuit breaker Kill switch True DC Battery isolator Edvard Csanyi (2014-06-20). "Differences between disconnectors, load switches, switch disconnectors
Disconnector
Software to protect from unknown USB devices
BSD, Linux, and OS X operating systems. It is designed to serve as a kill switch if the computer on which it is installed should fall under the control
USBKill
Linux-based 2020 Smartphone
focuses on privacy and freedom and includes features like hardware kill switches and easily-replaceable components. Its name, with a numerical "5", refers
Librem_5
2023 Marvel Studios film
wounds due to a kill switch embedded in him by the organization Orgocorp. The Guardians travel to Orgocorp's headquarters to find the switch's override code
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Vol._3
Autonomous computer subsystem
such as providing a very robust case and a "stealth" operating mode kill switch that disables display, LED lights, speaker, fan and any wireless technology
Intel_Management_Engine
American veterinarian and novelist (born 1961)
multiple works in the Tucker Wayne series of military thriller novels: The Kill Switch (2014) and War Hawk (2015). Tucker Wayne also appears in the SIGMA Force
James_Rollins
DNS server that points a domain to bogus internet addresses
September 2, 2015. Hay Newman, Lily (2017-05-13). "The WannaCry Ransomware 'Kill Switch' That Saved Untold PCs From Harm". Wired. Archived from the original
DNS_sinkhole
American film producer
(2011) Far Out (2016) Miss Sloane (2016) The Sense of an Ending (2017) Kill Switch (2017) Greyhound (2020) Special thanks Hurt (2009) Eye in the Sky (2015)
Aaron_Ryder
2020 video game
Sal (2026-04-07). "Kill It With Fire 2 coming to Switch on May 7". Gematsu. Retrieved 2026-07-03. Kill It With Fire at Metacritic Kill It with Fire at MobyGames
Kill_It_with_Fire
Protocol to run DNS queries using TLS
out pro-privacy DNS-over-HTTPS support in Chrome 83... with a handy kill switch for corporate IT". The Register. Retrieved 2021-02-03. RFC 7858 – Specification
DNS_over_TLS
1997 robbery and shootout in Los Angeles
unable to operate the Jeep due to the driver engaging the electrical kill switch before fleeing. As KCBS and KCAL helicopters hovered overhead, a patrol
North_Hollywood_shootout
American singer and guitarist (born 1958)
double-cutaway body in white with a black vinyl pickguard. It also features a kill switch in place of a pickup selector. It retails for $839. There is a "Blackheart"
Joan_Jett
American car enthusiast, YouTuber
detectors, rear light kill-switch, fuel tank switchover switch, CB radio, two laser jammers, and a professionally installed switch panel. The spare tire
Ed_Bolian
2021 science fiction thriller novel by Sarah Gailey
memories and make it seem that Martine is Evelyn; they also install a kill switch just in case. Some time later, Martine calls Evelyn over again and reveals
The_Echo_Wife
Canadian musician and actor
Keith/Flash Haldane The X-Files as Brad ("Red Museum"), Harley (Brother #1) ("Kill Switch") Blasm! (studio album, 2018) "Tony Sampson – 37 Character Images". Behind
Tony_Sampson
American politician (born 1980)
Republicans who voted against blocking funding for federally driven “kill switch” vehicle technology, allowing regulators to move forward with systems
Nicole_Malliotakis
Season of television series
Prometheus" and Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series for "Kill Switch". The series received its fourth consecutive nomination for Outstanding
The_X-Files_season_5
Mechanism to disable devices
"'Kill switch' dropped from Vista". BBC News. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2013. Robertson, Jordan (16 February 2012). "The Kill Switch Comes
Kill_pill
Canadian encrypted mobile phone provider used by criminal organizations
for secure communications. The devices featured a remotely operated kill switch and were marketed as tools for privacy and security. Law enforcement
Phantom_Secure
American blues musician and actor
Wenders art house film The Soul of a Man, as Blind Willie Johnson and Kill Switch as Detective Storm with Steven Seagal. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Chris_Thomas_King
American independent record label
Blossoms, Sponge, Leæther Strip, X Marks the Pedwalk, Mephisto Walz, Kill Switch...Klick, Information Society, Heaven 17, Genitorturers, Download, The
Cleopatra_Records
Handheld mobile device
Mobile Internet device Portable media player Second screen Smartphone kill switch Smartphone zombie Presuming common file system support, which is usually
Smartphone
Intelligence unit of the Israel Defense Forces
States intelligence community" alleging that this unit used a secret kill switch to deactivate Syrian air defenses during Operation Orchard. In 2014,
Unit_8200
Series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware
attack was more surgical in its goal. Unlike the WannaCry software, a "kill switch" was never found in NotPetya, which could have been used to immediately
2017 Ukraine ransomware attacks
2017_Ukraine_ransomware_attacks
Motorboating hazard
while the vehicle is in motion, is the installation of an automatic kill switch. "Minnesota Boating Guide 2023 (Section: "The Circle of Death")" (PDF)
Circle_of_death_(boating)
Marvel Comics character
Government is also equipped with a "kill switch" designed to take Flash out if he loses control. Flash rejects the kill switch and later joins the Secret Avengers
Venom_(character)
American television series
organization that uses Tomorrow People to hunt down others and neutralize, or kill, them; their headquarters are designed to neutralize the powers of Tomorrow
The Tomorrow People (American TV series)
The_Tomorrow_People_(American_TV_series)
2003 American film by Quentin Tarantino
Kill Bill: Volume 1 is a 2003 American martial arts film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Uma Thurman as the Bride, a mercenary who
Kill_Bill:_Volume_1
Marvel Comics character
for infecting Anna Maria Marconi, he accidentally activates a kill switch that will kill Kaine, Jackal, and everyone who the Jackal had resurrected in
Kaine_Parker
American politician (born 1984)
Republicans who voted against blocking funding for federally driven “kill switch” vehicle technology, allowing regulators to move forward with systems
Andrew_Garbarino
1999 video game
including Headhunter, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, (2001) and Kill Switch (2003), which in turn influenced games like Gears of War (2006). The
WinBack
10th episode of the 5th season of The X-Files
races back, Froelich is confronted by the enlarged Chinga and is forced to kill herself with a shard of a phonograph record. Soon thereafter, Melissa sees
Chinga_(The_X-Files)
2016 novel by Rick Yancey
that she switched outfits with Cassie, so Ringer drags herself to Vosch's body and searches his pockets for the kill-switch that will kill all 5,000
The_Last_Star_(novel)
2026 unreleased Android smartphone
headphone jack, physical SIM tray with eSIM support, and a physical privacy kill switch for wireless radios. The Communicator runs a specialized version of Android
Clicks_Communicator
Component whose failure will disrupt the entire system
man's switch – Device that reacts to the loss of the operator Jesus nut – Slang term for the main rotor-retaining nut of some helicopters Kill switch – Safety
Single_point_of_failure
KILL SWITCH
KILL SWITCH
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Purposeful Peace; Will-helmet; Will; Desire; Bright; Famous
Female
English
Short form of English Tilly, TILL means "mighty in battle."Â
Boy/Male
German American Teutonic English
Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
Female
English
English short form of Roman Latin Jillian, JILL means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name Kille, which is probably of Scandinavian origin.German : variant of Kilian.
Male
German
Short form of German Tillo, a pet form of names beginning with Diet-, TILL means "people, race."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Gil, GILL means "pledge-bright."
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : extremely common and widely distributed topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, Middle English hill (Old English hyll).English : from the medieval personal name Hill, a short form of Hilary (see Hillary) or of a Germanic (male or female) compound name with the first element hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’.German : from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing Germanic hild as the first element.Jewish (American) : Anglicized form of various Jewish names of similar sound or meaning.English translation of Finnish Mäki (‘hill’), or of any of various other names formed with this element, such as Mäkinen, Heinämaki, Kivimäki.
Male
Irish
Variant form of Irish Gaelic Niall, NÉILL means "champion."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Gujarati, Indian, Lebanese, Swedish
Resolute Protector; Form of William; Resolute Guardian; Will Desire; Will Helmet; Protect
Male
English
Pet form of English William, BILL means "will-helmet."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a short form of the personal names Giles, Julian, or William. In theory the name would have a soft initial when derived from the first two of these, and a hard one when from William or from the other possibilities discussed in 2–4 below. However, there has been much confusion over the centuries.Northern English : topographic name for someone who lived by a ravine or deep glen, Middle English gil(l), Old Norse gil ‘ravine’.Scottish and Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille (Scottish), Mac Giolla (Irish), patronymics from an occupational name for a servant or a short form of the various personal names formed by attaching this element to the name of a saint. See McGill. The Old Norse personal name Gilli is probably of this origin, and may lie behind some examples of the name in northern England.Scottish and Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac An Ghoill (see Gall 1).Norwegian : habitational name from any of three farmsteads in western Norway named Gil, from Old Norse gil ‘ravine’.Dutch : cognate of Giles.Jewish (Israeli) : ornamental name from Hebrew gil ‘joy’.German : from a vernacular short form of the medieval personal name Aegidius (see Gilger).Indian (Panjab) : Sikh name, probably from Panjabi gil ‘moisture’, also meaning ‘prosperity’. There is a Jat tribe that bears this name; the Ramgarhia Sikhs also have a clan called Gill.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the common medieval female personal name Till, a pet form of Matilda (see Mould).North German : variant of Thiel.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : metonymic occupational name for a sawyer, from Middle High German dill(e) ‘(floor)board’.English : metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of dill, an aromatic culinary and medicinal herb, Old English dile, dyle.English : nickname from Middle English dell, dill, dull ‘dull’, ‘foolish’.English : from an Old English personal name Dylli or Dylla.Possibly a reduced form of Scottish McDill.
Male
English
Short form of English William, WILL means "will-helmet."
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from a Germanic personal name, either a short form of compound names such as Billard, or else a byname Bill(a), from Old English bil ‘sword’, ‘halberd’ (or a Continental cognate). (Bill as a short form of William was not used until the 17th century.)English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of pruning hooks and similar implements, from Middle English bill, from Old English bil ‘sword’, with the meaning shifted to a more peaceful agricultural application (see Biller 5).
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : topographic name for someone who lived near a mill, Middle English mille, milne (Old English myl(e)n, from Latin molina, a derivative of molere ‘to grind’). It was usually in effect an occupational name for a worker at a mill or for the miller himself. The mill, whether powered by water, wind, or (occasionally) animals, was an important center in every medieval settlement; it was normally operated by an agent of the local landowner, and individual peasants were compelled to come to him to have their grain ground into flour, a proportion of the ground grain being kept by the miller by way of payment.English : from a short form of a personal name, probably female, as for example Millicent.
Male
English
Short form of English unisex Kelly, KELL means "bright-headed."
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Mill Hill
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and northern English
Scottish and northern English : from the medieval personal name Will, a short form of William, or from some other medieval personal names with this first element, for example Wilbert or Willard.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, Middle English wille (from wiell(a), West Saxon form of Old English well(a) ‘spring’). The surname is found predominantly in the south and southwestern parts of the country.German : from a short form of any of the various Germanic personal names beginning with wil ‘will’, ‘desire’.
KILL SWITCH
KILL SWITCH
Girl/Female
Muslim
Faith
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Pennywell in Tyne and Wear or from a similarly named lost place elsewhere.
Boy/Male
Indian
Boy/Male
British, English, French, German
Valley Piercer; Pierce the Vale
Girl/Female
Norse
House woman.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Thetford.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Lord of the Sun
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Christophoros, KRZYSZTOF means "Christ-bearer."Â
Girl/Female
Biblical
Mass, heap.
KILL SWITCH
KILL SWITCH
KILL SWITCH
KILL SWITCH
KILL SWITCH
n.
A kiln.
n.
A young woman; a sweetheart. See Gill.
n.
A building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a cotton mill; a powder mill; a rolling mill.
v. t.
To charge or enter in a bill; as, to bill goods.
v. i.
To fill a cup or glass for drinking.
n.
Ill will; malice.
v. t.
To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind.
n.
Any paper, containing a statement of particulars; as, a bill of charges or expenditures; a weekly bill of mortality; a bill of fare, etc.
n.
A kiln.
n.
A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills; -- used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.
v. t.
To; unto; up to; as far as; until; -- now used only in respect to time, but formerly, also, of place, degree, etc., and still so used in Scotland and in parts of England and Ireland; as, I worked till four o'clock; I will wait till next week.
n.
See Sill., n. a foundation.
v. t.
To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; as, alkali kills acid.
n.
One who wields a bill; a billman.
v. t.
Not to will; to refuse; to reject.
adv.
As an auxiliary, will is used to denote futurity dependent on the verb. Thus, in first person, "I will" denotes willingness, consent, promise; and when "will" is emphasized, it denotes determination or fixed purpose; as, I will go if you wish; I will go at all hazards. In the second and third persons, the idea of distinct volition, wish, or purpose is evanescent, and simple certainty is appropriately expressed; as, "You will go," or "He will go," describes a future event as a fact only. To emphasize will denotes (according to the tone or context) certain futurity or fixed determination.
v. t.
To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill the sale of a book.
v. t.
To advertise by a bill or public notice.