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slaugh·ter
 slaughter
- pronunciation:
- slaw
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the killing and butchering of animals, esp. for their meat.
- synonyms:
- butchering
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| definition 2: |
the brutal killing of large numbers of people or animals; massacre.
- synonyms:
- bloodbath, carnage, massacre
- similar words:
- blood
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| related words: |
bloodshed, holocaust, kill, killing |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
slaughtered, slaughtering, slaughters |
| definition 1: |
to kill and butcher (animals).
- synonyms:
- butcher
- similar words:
- kill, slay
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| definition 2: |
to kill (animals or people) brutally, indiscriminately, and in large numbers.
- synonyms:
- massacre
- similar words:
- butcher, decimate, kill, murder, slay
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| related words: |
destroy, dispatch |
| derivations: |
slaughterous (adj.), slaughterer (n.) |
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