slaughter

²slaughter

verb

Definition of SLAUGHTER

transitive verb

1

: to kill (animals) for food : butcher

2

a : to kill in a bloody or violent manner : slay b : to kill in large numbers : massacre

3

: to discredit, defeat, or demolish completely

— slaugh·ter·er \-tər-ər\ noun

Examples of SLAUGHTER

1. Our team got slaughtered yesterday.
2. <modern poultry farms slaughter a vast number of chickens every day>

First Known Use of SLAUGHTER

1535

Related to SLAUGHTER

Synonyms: butcher, mow (down), massacre

Related Words: assassinate, croak [slang], dispatch, do in, execute, fell, murder, slay, smite, snuff; annihilate, blot out, decimate, demolish, destroy, devastate, eradicate, exterminate, waste, wipe out

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Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

Rhymes with SLAUGHTER

daughter, water