English noun: overkill | |||
1. | overkill (attribute) the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required | ||
Broader (hypernym) | capability, capableness | ||
2. | overkill (act) any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail | ||