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slaughter

/ slaughter /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the killing of animals (as for food)
Type of:
killing kill putting to death
Has parts:
butchery butchering
Derived:
butcher
noun Sense 2
the savage and excessive killing of many people
Type of:
murder slaying execution
Kinds of:
bloodbath bloodletting bloodshed battue Alamo
Derived:
butcher massacre mow down
verb Sense 3
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
"The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
massacre mass murder carnage butchery
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
"They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"
Type of:
kill
Kinds of:
chine
Derived:
butcher slaughterer meatman abattoir butchery
Entails:
cut
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 5
a sound defeat
Type of:
defeat licking
Derived:
worst pip mop up whip rack up
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
37
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

killing kill putting to death murder slaying execution bloodbath bloodletting bloodshed battue Alamo chine