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What does overkill mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word overkill? Here's what it means.

Noun
  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.
  3. (manufacturing) An unnecessary excess of disposal because of too high criteria of inspection.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.
  2. (manufacturing) To dispose of too many items because of too high criteria of inspection.
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