it would be overkill

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• overkill — o|ver|kill [ˈəuvəkıl US ˈouvər ] n [U] more of something than is necessary or desirable ▪ More television coverage of the election would be overkill …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Overkill (album) — Overkill Studio album by Motörhead Released March 24, 1979 …   Wikipedia

• Overkill (band) — For the Los Angeles speed metal/hardcore band named Overkill on SST Records, see Overkill L.A.. Overkill Overkill performing at Metalmania 2008 Background information …   Wikipedia

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• Overkill L.A. — For the New Jersey thrash metal band Overkill, see Overkill (band). Overkill Origin Los Angeles, California, USA Genres Speed metal, Hardcore Years active 1980 1983, 2005 Present …   Wikipedia

• Overkill (song) — This article is about the Motörhead single. For other songs of the same name, see Overkill (disambiguation). Overkill Single by Motörhead …   Wikipedia

• overkill — 1. noun /ˈəʊvəˌkɪl,ˈoʊvɝˌkɪl/ a) A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons. 24 hours of TV coverage of the US election verged on overkill. b) An unnecessary …   Wiktionary

• overkill — /ˈoʊvəkɪl / (say ohvuhkil) noun 1. the capacity of a nation to destroy, by nuclear weapons, more of an enemy that would be necessary for a military victory. 2. an instance of such destruction. 3. the use of more resources or energy than is… …  

• overkill — /oh veuhr kil /, n. 1. the capacity of a nation to destroy, by nuclear weapons, more of an enemy than would be necessary for a military victory. 2. an instance of such destruction. 3. an excess of what is required or suitable, as because of zeal… …   Universalium

• overkill — n. nuclear capacity that is in excess of what would be needed to defeat an enemy; effort that exceeds a desired goal (especially a military operation involving needless killing); more than necessary, excess (Slang) …   English contemporary dictionary

• overkill — o•ver•kill [[t]ˈoʊ vərˌkɪl[/t]] n. 1) the capacity to destroy by nuclear weapons more of an enemy than would be necessary for a victory 2) an instance of such destruction 3) cvb an excess of what is suitable …   From formal English to slang