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One entry found for slay.
Main Entry: slay  Pronunciation: 'slA Function: verb Inflected Form(s): slew /'slü /; also especially in sense 2 slayed; slain /'slAn/; slay·ingEtymology: Middle English slen, from Old English slEan to strike, slay; akin to Old High German slahan to strike, Middle Irish slachta stricken Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1 : to kill violently, wantonly, or in great numbers; broadly : to strike down : KILL 2 : to delight or amuse immensely <slayed the audience> intransitive verb : KILL, MURDER synonym see KILL - slay·er noun |
