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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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   What is the difference between slaughter & Butcher?

   • 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. Massacre indicates a general slaughtering of helpless or unresisting victims: to massacre the peasants of a region.

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   What does slaughter mean?

   • （尤指戰爭中的）屠殺，殺戮, 屠宰，宰殺, 一方大敗的比賽，一邊倒的比賽… （尤指战争中的）屠杀，杀戮, 屠宰，宰杀, 一方大败的比赛，一边倒的比赛… matanza, masacrar, matar… matança, chacina, matar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SLAUGHTER definition: 1. the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war: 2. the killing of animals….

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   Where did the word slaughter come from?

   • The noun slaughter was first used in the 1300s and comes from the Old Norse word slahtr, which also described the mass killing of animals or people. A verb form came along later, in the 1530s. You might hear slaughter used to describe the killing of large numbers of people in a war, a genocide, or a massacre.

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   What is a humane slaughter?

   • 1. the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily. Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals. 2. the killing of animals for food. Methods of slaughter must be humane.

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   Slaughter is the killing of many people or animals cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war or for meat. Learn more about the noun and verb forms, synonyms, and usage of slaughter in different contexts.

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     SLAUGHTER meaning: 1. the killing of many people cruelly and...

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     SLAUGHTER translate: （尤指戰爭中的）屠殺，殺戮, 屠宰，宰殺, 一方大敗的比賽，一邊倒的比賽,...

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     SLAUGHTER definicja: 1. the killing of many people cruelly...

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     SLAUGHTER translate: matanza, masacrar, matar, sacrificar,...

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     SLAUGHTER translate: يَذْبَح, يَذْبَح, مَذْبَحة. Learn more...

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     slaughter translate: pembantaian, penyembelihan,...

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   Learn the meaning of slaughter as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Slaughter can mean the killing of animals for food, or the killing of human beings in large numbers.

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   noun. the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food. the brutal or violent killing of a person. Synonyms: murder. the killing of great numbers of people or animals indiscriminately; carnage: the slaughter of war. verb (used with object) to kill or butcher (animals), especially for food. to kill in a brutal or violent manner.

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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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   Slaughter is the killing of animals or people, especially in large numbers or brutally. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word slaughter from various dictionaries and sources.

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   Definition of slaughter noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.