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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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   slaughter meaning: 1. to kill an animal for meat 2. to kill a lot of people in a very cruel way 3. to defeat someone…. Learn more.

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   the brutal or violent killing of a person. the killing of great numbers of people or animals indiscriminately; carnage: the slaughter of war. v.t. to kill or butcher (animals), esp. for food. to kill in a brutal or violent manner. to slay in great numbers; massacre. Informal Terms to defeat thoroughly; trounce: They slaughtered our team.

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   Define slaughter. slaughter synonyms, slaughter pronunciation, slaughter translation, English dictionary definition of slaughter. n. 1. The killing of animals especially for food. 2. The killing of a large number of people; a massacre: "I could not give my name to aid the slaughter in...

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   Dictionary Definition of 'slaughter' To kill animals, typically in large numbers and often for the purpose of obtaining meat or other animal products. "The soldiers were ordered to slaughter the enemy troops in the battlefield." Detailed Meaning of 'slaughter' It involves the intentional taking of lives, usually through violent means.

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   slaughter meaning: 1. to kill an animal for meat 2. to kill a lot of people in a very cruel way 3. a situation in…. Learn more.

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

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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.