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Definition of Overkill
1. Noun. The capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required.
2. Noun. Any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal.
Definition of Overkill
1. Noun. (literally) A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overkill
1. to destroy with more nuclear force than required [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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