slaughter (redirected from slaughters)

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

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

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

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

(of people) → Gemetzel nt

vt (animals) → schlachten;

(people) → abschlachten

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

vt → macellare ; trucidare, massacrare

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slaughter

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.slagtingمَذْبَحَه، مَجْزَرَهкланеvybíjeníslagtning; blodbaddas Abschlachtenσφαγήmasacretapmine, mahanottimineقتل عامteurastusmassacreשְׁחִיטָהनरसंहारpokolj, krvoproliće(tömeg)mészárláspembantaianslátrun; blóðsúthellingmassacro虐殺대량 학살, 살육žudymas(masu) slepkavošana; (masu) slepkavībapembunuhanslachting(ned)slakting, blodbadrzeźmassacremasacruбойня, убийствоzabíjaniepokolpokoljslaktการฆ่าอย่างทารุณkatliam屠殺кровопролиття; різанинаقتل عامsự sát sinh, sự tàn sát屠杀

2 the killing of animals for food Methods of slaughter must be humane.slagذَبْحколенеporáženíslagtningdas Schlachtenσφαγήmatanza(looma) tapmineذبحteurastusabattageשְׁחִיטָהखाने के लिए पशुओं को मारनाklanje (stoke)(le)vágáspenyembelihanslátrunmacellazione畜殺도살skerdimas(lopu) kaušanapenyembelihanhet slachtenslakt(ing)ubójmatançatăiereзабой, убойzabíjanieklanjeklanjeslaktการฆ่าสัตว์เป็นอาหารkesim屠宰(牛、羊)забійجانور کا ذبح کیا جاناsự giết thịt屠宰（牛、羊）

v

1 to kill (animals) for food Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.slagيَذْبَحколяporážetslagteschlachtenσφάζωmatar, sacrificar(söögiks) tapmaذبحteurastaaabattreלִשחוֹטखाने के लिए पशुओं को मारनाklatilevágmenyembelihslátramacellare畜殺する도살하다skersti[]kaut (lopus)menyembelihslachtenslaktezatrzymywaćabatera tăiaзабивать, резатьzabiťklatiklatislaktaฆ่าสัตว์เพื่อเป็นอาหารkesmek屠宰забиватиجانوروں کو ذبح کرناgiết thịt屠宰

2 to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers. slagيقومُ بِمَجْزَرَه أو مَذْبَحَهизбивамpobíjetslagteabschlachtenσφαγιάζωmatar brutalmente, masacrartapma, maha nottimaقتل عام كردنteurastaamassacrerלִשחוֹטबेरहमी से हत्या करना, वध करनाpoklatilemészárolmembantaibrytja niður, strádrepamassacrare虐殺する대량 학살하다žudytislepkavotmembunuhafslachtenhogge ned, meie ned, massakreremasakrowaćmassacrara masacraбезжалостно убиватьzabíjaťpoklatizaklatislaktaสังหารหมู่katliam yapmak屠殺влаштовувати різанину, кровопролиттяقتل عام کرناtàn sát, chém giết屠杀

3 to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.afslag, afrandselيَنْتَقِد بِشِدَّهпрен. заколвамrozdrtitslagteniedermetzelnσφάζω (μτφ.), τσακίζωdar una palizapurustamaبه شدن مغلوب كردنmurskataécraser“לִשחוֹט”बेरहमी से निंदा करनाuništitilerohan; gyilkos kritikát írmembantaislátracriticare; sconfiggere完勝する혹평하다; 참패시키다(su)triuškintinežēlīgi kritizēt; satriektmengalahkan dengan terukafmakenbli slaktetmiażdżyćmassacrara masacraразбивать в пух и прахrozdrviťraztrgatipotpuno porazitislakta, göra ner, köra överการแพ้อย่างราบคาบağır yenilgiye uğratmak嚴厲批評，徹底擊敗знищуватиسخت ملامت کرنا یا کراری شکست دیناđánh bại hoàn toàn严厉批评，彻底击败

n ˈslaughter-house

a place where animals are killed in order to be sold for food; an abattoir. slaghuisمَسْلَخкланицаjatkyslagterider Schlachthofσφαγείοmataderotapamajaكشتارگاهteurastamoabattoirבֵּית מִטְבָּחַיִיםकसाई खाना, बूचड़ खानाklaonicavágóhídrumah pemotongan hewansláturhúsmattatoio畜殺場도살장skerdyklalopkautuverumah penyembelihanabattoirslakterirzeźniamatadouroabator(ското)бойняbitúnokklavnicaklanicaslakteri, slakthusโรงฆ่าสัตว์mezbaha屠宰場бойня, бійня, різницяمذبحlò mổ, lò sát sinh屠宰场