消けす

1. 1to erase ; to rub out ; to rub off ; to cross out ; to delete
2. 2to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.) ; to switch off
3. 3to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.) ; to put out
4. 4to remove (a smell, pain, etc.) ; to eliminate ; to get rid of ; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.) ; to neutralize (poison)
5. 5to drown out (a sound) ; to deaden ; to absorb ; to muffle
6. 6to kill ; to murder ; to bump off ; to rub out

JMdict entry 1350110 · frequency rank 27. Source and licence.