overkill

overkill

overkill (third-person singular simple present overkills, present participle overkilling, simple past and past participle overkilled)

1. (transitive) To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.

overkill (uncountable)

1. (literally) A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
2. (idiomatic) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.

   24 hours of TV coverage of the US election verged on overkill.

   Should I give you yet more homework, or would that be overkill?

overkill

Altri significati:

(idiomatic) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.

(literally) A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.

(transitive) To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.

Traduzione 'veloce'

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