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slaughter
1[slaw-ter]
noun
the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
the brutal or violent killing of a person.
Synonyms:the killing of great numbers of people or animals indiscriminately; carnage.
the slaughter of war.
verb (used with object)
to kill or butcher (animals), especially for food.
to kill in a brutal or violent manner.
to slay in great numbers; massacre.
Informal.to defeat thoroughly; trounce.
They slaughtered our team.
Slaughter
2[slaw-ter]
noun
Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
slaughter
/ ˈɔːə /
noun
the killing of animals, esp for food
the savage killing of a person
the indiscriminate or brutal killing of large numbers of people, as in war; massacre
informala resounding defeat
verb
to kill (animals), esp for food
to kill in a brutal manner
to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers
informalto defeat resoundingly
Other 51Թ Forms
- slaughterer noun
- slaughteringly adverb
- unslaughtered adjective
- ˈܲٱ noun
- ˈܲٱdzܲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of slaughter1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of slaughter1
Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
But the earliest history of deportation in the U.S. began with the pushing out or slaughtering of the indigenous Native American population in order to clear the land for white settlement.
The latest version, the fourth, was formulated and adopted after World War Two to stop its slaughter and cruelty to civilians from ever happening again.
The cows grow more slowly - typically taking three years to reach a full weight before they are slaughtered, compared with just 15 months for conventional beef cattle.
The state-authorised slaughter has been criticised by conservationists and opposition politicians, including in the European Parliament.
If the Empire requires blood or material resources, it will concoct a reason to murder anyone and sell that slaughter to the public as reasonable.
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