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   slaughter

   /ˈslɔːtə/

   verb

   • 1. kill (animals) for food: "at present the abattoir is slaughtering animals for the domestic market" 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: "the first team were slaughtered" 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: "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: "a magnificent 5–0 slaughter of Coventry" 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 definition: 1. the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war: 2. the killing of animals…. Learn 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.

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   Slaughter, butcher, massacre all imply violent and bloody methods of killing. Slaughter and butcher, primarily referring to the killing of animals for food, are used also of the brutal or indiscriminate killing of human beings: to slaughter cattle; to butcher a hog.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLAUGHTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   slaughter in British English. (ˈslɔːtə ) noun. 1. the killing of animals, esp for food. 2. the savage killing of a person. 3. the indiscriminate or brutal killing of large numbers of people, as in war; massacre.

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   Slaughter refers to the killing of large numbers of animals or people. When cattle are old enough, they're sent to slaughter and their meat is processed and shipped to stores.

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   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 this war, fought on both sides for grossly material ends" (Sylvia Pankhurst). tr.v. slaugh·tered, slaugh·ter·ing, slaugh·ters.

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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.