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Slaughter

Slaughter Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Slaughter? [n] the killing of animals (as for food) [n] the savage and excessive killing of many people [n] a sound defeat [v] kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" [v] kill; used of animals, but also used for people to indicate brutality Synonyms \| Synonyms for Slaughter: butcher \| carnage \| debacle \| drubbing \| mass murder \| massacre \| massacre \| mow down \| thrashing \| trouncing \| walloping \| whipping Related Terms \| Find terms related to Slaughter: See Also \| Alamo \| Battle of Little Bighorn \| Battle of the Little Bighorn \| battue \| bloodbath \| bloodletting \| bloodshed \| butchering \| butchery \| chine \| Custer's Last Stand \| cut \| defeat \| execution \| homicide \| kill \| kill \| kill \| killing \| licking \| Little Bighorn \| murder \| putting to death \| slaying Slaughter In Webster's Dictionary \Slaugh"ter\, n. [OE. slautir, slaughter, slaghter, Icel. sl[=a]tr slain flesh, modified by OE. slaught, slaht, slaughter, fr. AS. sleaht a stroke, blow; both from the root of E. slay. See {Slay}, v. t., and cf. {Onslaught}.] The act of killing. Specifically: (a) The extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage. On war and mutual slaughter bent. --Milton. (b) The act of killing cattle or other beasts for market. Syn: Carnage; massacre; butchery; murder; havoc. \Slaugh"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slaughtered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slaughtering}.] 1. To visit with great destruction of life; to kill; to slay in battle. Your castle is surprised; your wife and babes Savagely slaughtered. --Shak. 2. To butcher; to kill for the market, as beasts.

Slaughter Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Slaughter?

[n] the killing of animals (as for food)
[n] the savage and excessive killing of many people
[n] a sound defeat
[v] kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"
[v] kill; used of animals, but also used for people to indicate brutality

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Slaughter In Webster's Dictionary

\Slaugh"ter\, n. [OE. slautir, slaughter, slaghter,
Icel. sl[=a]tr slain flesh, modified by OE. slaught, slaht,
slaughter, fr. AS. sleaht a stroke, blow; both from the root
of E. slay. See {Slay}, v. t., and cf. {Onslaught}.]
The act of killing. Specifically:
(a) The extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of
    life; carnage.

          On war and mutual slaughter bent.    --Milton.
(b) The act of killing cattle or other beasts for market.

Syn: Carnage; massacre; butchery; murder; havoc.


\Slaugh"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slaughtered}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Slaughtering}.]
1. To visit with great destruction of life; to kill; to slay
   in battle.

         Your castle is surprised; your wife and babes
         Savagely slaughtered.                 --Shak.

2. To butcher; to kill for the market, as beasts.

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