slaughter

slaugh·ter  (slôtr)

n.

1. The killing of animals especially for food.

2. The killing of a large number of people; a massacre: "I could not give my name to aid the slaughter in this war, fought on both sides for grossly material ends" Sylvia Pankhurst.

tr.v. slaugh·tered, slaugh·ter·ing, slaugh·ters

1. To kill (animals) especially for food; butcher.

2.

a. To kill (people) in large numbers; massacre.

b. To kill in a violent or brutal manner.

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[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sltr, butchery.]

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slaughter·er n.

slaughter·ous adj.

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slaughter

Noun

1. the indiscriminate or brutal killing of large numbers of people

2. the savage killing of a person

3. the killing of animals for food

Verb

1. to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers

2. to kill brutally

3. to kill (animals) for food

4. Informal (in sport) to defeat easily [Old English sleaht]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slaughter - the killing of animals (as for food) kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life butchering, butchery - the business of a butcher
	2.	slaughter - a sound defeat drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whipping, debacle defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
	3.	slaughter - the savage and excessive killing of many people carnage, mass murder, massacre, butchery murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue - indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"
Verb	1.	slaughter - kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter" butcher chine - cut through the backbone of an animal kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	2.	slaughter - kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" massacre, mow down kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

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slaughter

verb 1. kill, murder, massacre, destroy, do in (slang) execute, dispatch, assassinate, blow away (slang), chiefly U.S. annihilate, bump off (slang)

verb 2. butcher, kill, slay, destroy, massacre, exterminate

verb 3. defeat, thrash, vanquish, stuff (slang) tank (slang) hammer (informal) crush, overwhelm, lick (informal) undo, rout, trounce, wipe the floor with (informal) blow out of the water (slang)

noun 4. slaying, killing, murder, massacre, holocaust, bloodshed, carnage, liquidation, extermination, butchery, blood bath

Translations

slaughter [ˈslɔːtəʳ] n [of animals] → matanza; [of people] → carnicería

vt → matar

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slaughter [ˈslɔːtəʳ] n → carnage m, massacre m [of animals]; abattage m

vt [+ animal] → abattre [+ people]; massacrer

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slaughter [ˈslɔːtəʳ] n (of animals) → Schlachten nt;

(of people) → Gemetzel nt

vt (animals) → schlachten;

(people) → abschlachten

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slaughter [ˈslɔːtəʳ] n [of animals] → macellazione f [of people] → strage f; massacro

vt → macellare ; trucidare, massacrare