Definitions for: Slay


[v] kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"



Webster (1913) Definition: Slay, v. t. [imp. Slew; p. p. Slain; p. pr. & vb. n.
Slaying.] [OE. slan, sl?n, sleen, slee, AS. sle['a]n to
strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sl[=a], D. slaan, OS. &
OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sl[=a], Dan. slaae, Sw. sl?,
Goth. slahan; perhaps akin to L. lacerare to tear to pieces,
Gr. ????, E. lacerate. Cf. Slaughter, Sledge a hammer,
Sley.]
To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to
kill; to put an end to; to destroy.

With this sword then will I slay you both. --Chaucer.

I will slay the last of them with the sword. --Amos ix.
1.

I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. --Shak.

Syn: To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher.

Synonyms: bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, polish off, remove

See Also: burke, execute, kill

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