slaugh·ter (slô t r)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. [Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sl  tr, butchery.]slaugh ter·er n.slaugh ter·ous adj. |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  slaughter - the killing of animals (as for food)butchering, butchery - the business of a butcher |
| 2. |  slaughter - a sound defeat | |
| 3. |  slaughter - the savage and excessive killing of many peoplebloodbath, 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" 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" 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" |
slaughter
verb 1. kill, murder, massacre, destroy, do in (slang) execute, dispatch, assassinate, blow away (slang), chiefly U.S. annihilate, bump off (slang)
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) → Schlachten nt;
(of people) → Gemetzel nt
vt (animals) → schlachten;
(people) → abschlachten
n slaughter [ˈsloːtə]
1 the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals. slagting مَذْبَحَه، مَجْزَرَه клане vybíjení slagtning; blodbad das Abschlachten σφαγή masacre tapmine, mahanottimine قتل عام teurastus massacre שְׁחִיטָה नरसंहार pokolj, krvoproliće (tömeg)mészárlás pembantaian slátrun; blóðsúthelling massacro 虐殺 대량 학살, 살육 žudymas (masu) slepkavošana; (masu) slepkavība pembunuhan slachting (ned)slakting, blodbad rzeź massacre masacru бойня, убийство zabíjanie pokol pokolj slakt การฆ่าอย่างทารุณ katliam 屠殺 кровопролиття; різанина قتل عام sự sát sinh, sự tàn sát 屠杀
2 the killing of animals for food Methods of slaughter must be humane. slag ذَبْح колене porážení slagtning das Schlachten σφαγή matanza (looma) tapmine ذبح teurastus abattage שְׁחִיטָה खाने के लिए पशुओं को मारना klanje (stoke) (le)vágás penyembelihan slátrun macellazione 畜殺 도살 skerdimas (lopu) kaušana penyembelihan het slachten slakt(ing) ubój matança tăiere забой, убой zabíjanie klanje klanje slakt การฆ่าสัตว์เป็นอาหาร kesim 屠宰(牛、羊) забій جانور کا ذبح کیا جانا sự giết thịt 屠宰（牛、羊）
v
1 to kill (animals) for food Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year. slag يَذْبَح коля porážet slagte schlachten σφάζω matar, sacrificar (söögiks) tapma ذبح teurastaa abattre לִשחוֹט खाने के लिए पशुओं को मारना klati levág menyembelih slátra macellare 畜殺する 도살하다 skersti []kaut (lopus) menyembelih slachten slakte zatrzymywać abater a tăia забивать, резать zabiť klati klati slakta ฆ่าสัตว์เพื่อเป็นอาหาร kesmek 屠宰 забивати جانوروں کو ذبح کرنا giết thịt 屠宰
2 to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers. slag يقومُ بِمَجْزَرَه أو مَذْبَحَه избивам pobíjet slagte abschlachten σφαγιάζω matar brutalmente, masacrar tapma, maha nottima قتل عام كردن teurastaa massacrer לִשחוֹט बेरहमी से हत्या करना, वध करना poklati lemészárol membantai brytja niður, strádrepa massacrare 虐殺する 대량 학살하다 žudyti slepkavot membunuh afslachten hogge ned, meie ned, massakrere masakrować massacrar a masacra безжалостно убивать zabíjať poklati zaklati slakta สังหารหมู่ katliam yapmak 屠殺 влаштовувати різанину, кровопролиття قتل عام کرنا tàn sát, chém giết 屠杀
3 to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side. afslag, afrandsel يَنْتَقِد بِشِدَّه прен. заколвам rozdrtit slagte niedermetzeln σφάζω (μτφ.), τσακίζω dar una paliza purustama به شدن مغلوب كردن murskata écraser “לִשחוֹט” बेरहमी से निंदा करना uništiti lerohan; gyilkos kritikát ír membantai slátra criticare; sconfiggere 完勝する 혹평하다; 참패시키다 (su)triuškinti nežēlīgi kritizēt; satriekt mengalahkan dengan teruk afmaken bli slaktet miażdżyć massacrar a masacra разбивать в пух и прах rozdrviť raztrgati potpuno poraziti slakta, göra ner, köra över การแพ้อย่างราบคาบ ağır yenilgiye uğratmak 嚴厲批評，徹底擊敗 знищувати سخت ملامت کرنا یا کراری شکست دینا đánh bại hoàn toàn 严厉批评，彻底击败
n slaughter-house
a place where animals are killed in order to be sold for food; an abattoir. slaghuis مَسْلَخ кланица jatky slagteri der Schlachthof σφαγείο matadero tapamaja كشتارگاه teurastamo abattoir בֵּית מִטְבָּחַיִים कसाई खाना, बूचड़ खाना klaonica vágóhíd rumah pemotongan hewan sláturhús mattatoio 畜殺場 도살장 skerdykla lopkautuve rumah penyembelihan abattoir slakteri rzeźnia matadouro abator (ското)бойня bitúnok klavnica klanica slakteri, slakthus โรงฆ่าสัตว์ mezbaha 屠宰場 бойня, бійня, різниця مذبح lò mổ, lò sát sinh 屠宰场
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