slay
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slay
murder; slaughter; assassinate: They planned to slay the King.
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slay
(slā)tr.v. slew (slo͞o) or slayed or slain (slān) or slayed, slay·ing, slays
1. To kill violently.
2. Slang To overwhelm, as with laughter or love: Those old jokes still slay me.
[Middle English slen, slayen, from Old English slēan.]
slay′er n.
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slay
(sleɪ)vb (tr) , slays, slaying, slew or slain
1. archaic or literary to kill, esp violently
2. slang to impress (someone) sexually
3. obsolete to strike
[Old English slēan; related to Old Norse slā, Gothic, Old High German slahan to strike, Old Irish slacaim I beat]
ˈslayer n
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slay
(sleɪ)v. slew, slain, slay•ing. v.t.
1. to kill by violence.
2. to destroy; extinguish.
3. Slang. to impress strongly; overwhelm, esp. by humor: Your jokes slay me.
4. Obs. to strike.
v.i. 5. to kill or murder.
[before 900; Middle English sleen, slayn, Old English slēan, c. Old Frisian, Old Norse slā, Old Saxon, Old High German, Gothic slahan to strike]
slay′a•ble, adj.
slay′er, n.
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slay
Past participle: slain
Gerund: slaying
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Verb | 1. | slay - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" burke - murder without leaving a trace on the body execute - murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed" |
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slay
verb
1. (Archaic or literary) kill, destroy, slaughter, eliminate, massacre, butcher, dispatch, annihilate, exterminate the hill where he slew the dragon
2. murder, kill, assassinate, do in (slang), eliminate, massacre, slaughter, do away with, exterminate, mow down, rub out (U.S. slang) Two Australian tourists were slain.
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slay
verb1. To cause the death of:
Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep.
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Translations
يَذْبَح، يَقْتُل
zabít
surmatatappaa
öl
banadrepa
nogalinātnoslepkavot
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slay
pret <slew>, ptp <slain>vt → erschlagen; (with gun etc, esp US: = kill) → ermorden; this will slay you (inf) → da lachst du dich tot! (inf); he really slays me (inf) → ich könnte mich über ihn totlachen (inf)
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slay
(slei) – past tense slew (sluː) : past participle slain (slein) – verb to kill. Cain slew his brother Abel.
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