Slaughter

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The killing of animals especially for food.
  • n. The killing of a large number of people; a massacre: "I could not give my name to aid the slaughter in this war, fought on both sides for grossly material ends” ( Sylvia Pankhurst).
  • v. To kill (animals) especially for food; butcher.
  • v. To kill (people) in large numbers; massacre.
  • v. To kill in a violent or brutal manner.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The killing of animals, generally for food; ritual slaughter (kosher and halal).
  • n. A massacre; the killing of a large number of people.
  • n. A rout or decisive defeat.
  • v. To butcher animals, generally for food
  • v. To massacre people in large numbers
  • v. To kill in a particularly brutal manner
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage.
  • n. The act of killing cattle or other beasts for market.
  • v. To visit with great destruction of life; to kill; to slay in battle.
  • v. To butcher; to kill for the market, as beasts.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of slaying or killing, especially of many persons or animals.
  • n. Applied to beasts, butchery; the killing of oxen, sheep, or other animals for market.
  • n. Great or sweeping reduction in the price of goods offered for sale.
  • n. Synonyms Havoc. See kill.
  • To kill; slay; especially, to kill wantonly, ruthlessly, or in great numbers; massacre: as, to slaughter men in battle.
  • To butcher; kill, as animals for the market or for food: as, to slaughter oxen or sheep.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the savage and excessive killing of many people
  • n. the killing of animals (as for food)
  • n. a sound defeat
  • v. kill (animals) usually for food consumption
  • v. kill a large number of people indiscriminately
    • Verb Form
    slaughtered    slaughtering    slaughters   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    putting to death    kill    killing    defeat    licking   
    Cross Reference
    butcher    slaughter of the innocents   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    massacre    murder    carnage    butchery    havoc   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    daughter    water   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    massacre    destruction    bloodshed    carnage    cruelty   
     
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