winterkill
(redirected from winterkilling)win·ter·kill
(wĭn′tər-kĭl′)v. win·ter·killed, win·ter·kill·ing, win·ter·kills
v.tr.
To kill (plants, for example) by exposing to extremely cold winter weather.
v.intr.
To die from exposure to cold winter weather. Used especially of plants.
n.
Death, as of plants, resulting from exposure to winter weather.
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winterkill
(ˈwɪntəˌkɪl)vb
(Plant Pathology) chiefly US and Canadian to kill (crops or other plants) by exposure to frost, cold, etc, or (of plants) to die by this means
ˈwinterˌkilling adj, n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
win•ter•kill
(ˈwɪn tərˌkɪl)v.t., v.i.
1. to kill by or die from exposure to the cold of winter, as wheat.
n. 2. an act or instance of winterkilling.
3. death resulting from winterkilling.
[1810–20]
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winterkill
Past participle: winterkilled
Gerund: winterkilling
| Imperative |
|---|
| winterkill |
| winterkill |
| Present |
|---|
| I winterkill |
| you winterkill |
| he/she/it winterkills |
| we winterkill |
| you winterkill |
| they winterkill |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I winterkilled |
| you winterkilled |
| he/she/it winterkilled |
| we winterkilled |
| you winterkilled |
| they winterkilled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am winterkilling |
| you are winterkilling |
| he/she/it is winterkilling |
| we are winterkilling |
| you are winterkilling |
| they are winterkilling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have winterkilled |
| you have winterkilled |
| he/she/it has winterkilled |
| we have winterkilled |
| you have winterkilled |
| they have winterkilled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was winterkilling |
| you were winterkilling |
| he/she/it was winterkilling |
| we were winterkilling |
| you were winterkilling |
| they were winterkilling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had winterkilled |
| you had winterkilled |
| he/she/it had winterkilled |
| we had winterkilled |
| you had winterkilled |
| they had winterkilled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will winterkill |
| you will winterkill |
| he/she/it will winterkill |
| we will winterkill |
| you will winterkill |
| they will winterkill |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have winterkilled |
| you will have winterkilled |
| he/she/it will have winterkilled |
| we will have winterkilled |
| you will have winterkilled |
| they will have winterkilled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be winterkilling |
| you will be winterkilling |
| he/she/it will be winterkilling |
| we will be winterkilling |
| you will be winterkilling |
| they will be winterkilling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been winterkilling |
| you have been winterkilling |
| he/she/it has been winterkilling |
| we have been winterkilling |
| you have been winterkilling |
| they have been winterkilling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been winterkilling |
| you will have been winterkilling |
| he/she/it will have been winterkilling |
| we will have been winterkilling |
| you will have been winterkilling |
| they will have been winterkilling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been winterkilling |
| you had been winterkilling |
| he/she/it had been winterkilling |
| we had been winterkilling |
| you had been winterkilling |
| they had been winterkilling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would winterkill |
| you would winterkill |
| he/she/it would winterkill |
| we would winterkill |
| you would winterkill |
| they would winterkill |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have winterkilled |
| you would have winterkilled |
| he/she/it would have winterkilled |
| we would have winterkilled |
| you would have winterkilled |
| they would have winterkilled |
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