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- Dictionaryslay/sleɪ/
verb
- 1. kill (a person or animal) in a violent way: archaic, literary "St George slew the dragon" Similar
- 2. greatly impress or amuse (someone): informal "you slay me, you really do" Similar
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SLAY definition: 1. to kill in a violent way: 2. (used especially in newspapers) to murder someone: 3. to impress…. Learn more.
The meaning of SLAY is to kill violently, wantonly, or in great numbers; broadly : to strike down : kill. How to use slay in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Slay.
To slay someone in the Roaring Twenties meant “to make someone laugh very hard,” commonly expressed as You slay me! There’s some evidence that slay emerged as slang for “looking attractively fashionable” in the 1800s.
Slay means to kill in a violent way. It has a mythic quality. You might slay the red knight. You might slay the dragon. You might slay the demon. But you probably wouldn't slay an annoying mosquito.
3 meanings: 1. archaic or literary to kill, esp violently 2. slang to impress or amuse greatly 3. obsolete to strike.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of slay verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define slay. slay synonyms, slay pronunciation, slay translation, English dictionary definition of slay. murder; slaughter; assassinate: They planned to slay the King. Not to be confused with: sleigh – a light vehicle on runners; a sled: a one-horse open sleigh...
(literary) To eradicate or stamp out. You must slay these thoughts. Wiktionary. More Verb Definitions (1) Synonyms: hit. bump off. murder. remove. polish off. off. dispatch. overwhelm. snuff.
slay. volume_up. UK /sleɪ/ verb Word forms: (past) slew or (especially in sense 2) UK /sluː/ • UK /sleɪn/ (or (especially in sense 2) past) slayed, (past participle) slain 1. (with object) (archaic, or literary) kill (a person or animal) in a violent way St George slew the dragon (mainly North American English) murder (someone) a man was ...
Definitions of 'slay' 1. If someone slays an animal, they kill it in a violent way. [formal] [...] 2. If someone has been slain, they have been murdered. [mainly US] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'slay' British English: sleɪ American English: sleɪ. More. Conjugations of 'slay' present simple: I slay, you slay [...]
