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   Slaugh·ter

   /ˈslôdər/

   

   verb

   • 1. kill (animals) for food. Similar killbutcher
   • ▪ kill (people or animals) in a cruel or violent way, typically in large numbers: "innocent civilians are being slaughtered" Similar massacremurderbutcherkillkill offannihilateexterminateexecuteliquidateeliminatedestroydecimatewipe outmow downcut downcut to piecesput to the swordput to deathsend to the gas chambersliterary:slay
   • ▪ defeat (an opponent) thoroughly: "our team was slaughtered in the finals" Similar defeat utterlytrounceannihilatebeat hollowdrubgive a drubbing tocrushroutinformal:hammerclobberthrashpastepoundpulverizemassacrecrucifydemolishdestroywipe the floor withtake to the cleanersmake mincemeat ofmurderflattenturn inside outstuffmarmalizeshellacblow outcreamskunkown

   noun

   • 1. the killing of animals for food: "thousands of calves were exported to the continent for slaughter"
   • ▪ the killing of a large number of people or animals in a cruel or violent way; massacre: "the slaughter of 20 peaceful demonstrators" Similar massacremurdermurderingmass murdermass killingwholesale killingindiscriminate killingmass homicideexecutionmass executiondestructionmass destructionannihilationexterminationliquidationdecimationcarnagebutcherypogromgenocideethnic cleansingholocaustShoahnight of the long knivesliterary:slayingrare:battuehecatombcarnagebloodshedindiscriminate bloodshedbloodlettingbloodbath
   • ▪ a thorough defeat: "an absolute slaughter by the Red Sox" Similar crushing defeatannihilationdrubbingtrouncingroutinformal:massacrehammeringthrashingcaningdemolitiongoing-overlickingpastingpoundingshellacking

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse slátr ‘butcher's meat’; related to slay1. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. slaughterer noun
   • 2. slaughterous adjective

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   The meaning of SLAUGHTER is the act of killing; specifically : the butchering of livestock for market. How to use slaughter in a sentence.

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   to cruelly and unfairly kill a lot of people: Thousands of people were slaughtered in the civil war. to kill an animal for meat: The animals are slaughtered in spring. to defeat someone very easily: England slaughtered Germany 5–1 at football. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   noun. the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food. the brutal or violent killing of a person. Synonyms: murder. the killing of great numbers of people or animals indiscriminately; carnage: the slaughter of war.

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   6 days ago · noun. 1. the killing of animals, esp for food. 2. the savage killing of a person. 3. the indiscriminate or brutal killing of large numbers of people, as in war; massacre. 4. informal. a resounding defeat.

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   Definition of slaughter noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. (Agriculture) the killing of animals, esp for food. 2. the savage killing of a person. 3. (Military) the indiscriminate or brutal killing of large numbers of people, as in war; massacre. 4. informal a resounding defeat. vb ( tr) 5. (Agriculture) to kill (animals), esp for food. 6. to kill in a brutal manner.

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   Slaughter refers to the killing of large numbers of animals or people. When cattle are old enough, they're sent to slaughter and their meat is processed and shipped to stores. The noun slaughter was first used in the 1300s and comes from the Old Norse word slahtr , which also described the mass killing of animals or people.