slaughter
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old Norse (cognate with slatr)
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[edit] Noun
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slaughter (uncountable)
- (uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food
- A massacre; the killing of a large number of people
- A rout or decisive defeat
[edit] Derived terms
- lamb to the slaughter/like a lamb to the slaughter/come like a lamb to the slaughter
- manslaughter
- slaughterer
- slaughterhouse
- slaughterman
- slaughterous
[edit] Translations
killing of animals
killing of people
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a decisive defeat
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[edit] Verb
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to slaughter (third-person singular simple present slaughters, present participle slaughtering, simple past and past participle slaughtered)
- (transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food
- (transitive) To massacre people in large numbers
- (transitive) To kill in a particularly brutal manner
[edit] Translations
To butcher animals, generally for food
To massacre people in large numbers
To kill in a particularly brutal manner
[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of aeghlrstu
- lethargus
