English to English
slaughter
('sl/O/t/@/r
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noun (n)
- the killing of animals (as for food)(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- the savage and excessive killing of many people(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- The act of killing.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- kill (animals) usually for food consumption(verb.contact)Example:
They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter.
source: wordnet30 - To visit with great destruction of life; to kill; to slay in battle.(verb)source: webster1913