one-hit kill

noun

A kill requiring only a single hit.

Meanings

nounone-hit kill (plural one-hit kills)

plural one-hit kills

  1. gamesA kill requiring only a single hit.

    Synonyms: instakill, OHK

verbone-hit kill (third-person singular simple present one-hit kills, present participle one-hit killing, simple past and past participle one-hit killed)

present singular third person one-hit kills · participle present one-hit killing · participle past one-hit killed · past one-hit killed

  1. gamesTo kill in a single hit.

    Synonyms: instakill, OHK, one-hit

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kill requiring only a single hit.

verbTo kill in a single hit.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one-hit kill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-hit%20kill.

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