slaughter
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Is slaughter a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of slaughter?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food.uncountable
2. (rare) A mass destruction of non-living things.Examples: "There was a massive slaughter of W.R. steam power at the conclusion of the summer timetable. In all, 169 locomotives were condemned."countablerareuncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.transitive
2. (transitive, intransitive) To massacre people in large numbers.Examples: "Hurriedly he snatched up others, one or two at a time, until he had slaughtered thirty of Hrothgar's doughtiest earls."intransitivetransitive
3. (transitive) To kill someone or something, especially in a particularly brutal manner.Examples: "Therefore cheere vp your mindes, prepare to fight, He that can take or ſlaughter Tamburlaine, Shall rule the Prouince of Albania."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary