slaughter
/ˈsloːtə/noun, verb2 syllables
Slaughter means: a sound defeat.
Synonyms for slaughter13
noun, as in a sound defeat
verb, as in kill a large number of people indiscriminately
verb, as in kill (animals) usually for food consumption
What does slaughter mean?5
noun
1
a sound defeat
2
the savage and excessive killing of many people
3
the killing of animals (as for food)
verb
1
kill a large number of people indiscriminately“The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda”
2
kill (animals) usually for food consumption“They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with slaughter?2
two syllables
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Slaughter in a sentence
- He immediately goes after her, like an ox to the slaughter.AlanF_US
- He immediately follows her, like an ox to the slaughter.AlanF_US
- After making red curry, the kitchen looked like there had been a ritual slaughter.acell
- There was a slaughter, and we didn't have the courage to intervene.AlanF_US
- Bulls make money, bears make money, hogs get slaughtered.cafe
- The slaughter of the prisoners was a barbarous act.CM
- The enemy committed a horrible slaughter in the city.AKINCI81
- Many conservationists fear the continuing slaughter of whales is pushing these animals towards extinction.patgfisher
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Forms of slaughter
as a noun
- plural
- slaughters
as a verb
- past tense
- slaughtered
- present participle
- slaughtering
- third-person singular
- slaughters
- past participle
- slaughtered