slay in English dictionary

  • slay

    Meanings and definitions of "slay"

    • (now literary) To kill, murder.
    • (literary) To eradicate or stamp out.
    • (by extension, colloquial) To defeat, overcome.
    • (slang) To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.
    • verb
      (now literary)
      To kill, murder.
    • verb
      (literary)
      To eradicate or stamp out.
    • verb
      (by extension, colloquial)
      To defeat, overcome (in a competition or contest).
    • verb
      (slang)
      To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.
    • verb
      (slang)
      To amaze, stun or otherwise incapacitate by awesomeness; to kill ( slang sense).
    • to kill, murder
    • cut down (a foe)
    • put somebody to the sword
    • To unlawfully and intentionally kill another human being.
    • verb
      kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

    Synonyms of "slay" in English dictionary

    bump off, murder, remove are the top synonyms of "slay" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of slay

    • slay ( third-person singular simple present slays, present participle slaying, simple past slew or slayed, past participle slain or slayed)
    • slay, slew, slain; he ~s; be ~ing
    • slay (third-person singular simple present slays, present participle slaying, simple past slew or slayed, past participle slain or slayed)
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