winter-kill

See also: winterkill and winter kill

English

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To kill by the effects of wintery conditions

   The lasting frost winter-killed more critters then all predation

2. (intransitive) To die from the lethal effects of wintery conditions

Derived terms

• winter-killed (adjective)
• winterkill (noun)