slaughter
slaughter /ˈslɔtɝ/
noun
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()
The killing of animals (as for food)
(
slaughter
)
the killing of animals (as for food)
The gruesome slaughter of innocent animals for fur shocked the activists.
The gruesome slaughter of innocent animals for fur shocked the activists.
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()
A sound defeat
(
debacle
, drubbing
, thrashing
, trouncing
, walloping
, whipping
, beatdown
[ N. American] , débâcle
, pasting
[Informal] , slaughter
, smackdown
[Informal, N. American] )
a sound defeat
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The savage and excessive killing of many people
(
butchery
, carnage
, massacre
, mass murder
, slaughter
)
the savage and excessive killing of many people
verb
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()
Kill (animals) usually for food consumption
(
butcher
, slaughter
)
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter
They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter
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()
Kill a large number of people indiscriminately
(
mow down
, massacre
, slaughter
)
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda
The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda