slay

slay

 (slā)

tr.v. slew (slo͞o) or slayed or slain (slān) or slayed, slay·ing, slays

1. To kill violently.

2. Slang To overwhelm, as with laughter or love: Those old jokes still slay me.

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[Middle English slen, slayen, from Old English slēan.]

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slay′er n.

slay

(sleɪ)

vb (tr) , slays, slaying, slew or slain

1. archaic or literary to kill, esp violently

2. slang to impress (someone) sexually

3. obsolete to strike

[Old English slēan; related to Old Norse slā, Gothic, Old High German slahan to strike, Old Irish slacaim I beat]

ˈslayer n

slay

(sleɪ)

v. slew, slain, slay•ing. v.t.

1. to kill by violence.

2. to destroy; extinguish.

3. Slang. to impress strongly; overwhelm, esp. by humor: Your jokes slay me.

4. Obs. to strike.

v.i.

5. to kill or murder.

[before 900; Middle English sleen, slayn, Old English slēan, c. Old Frisian, Old Norse slā, Old Saxon, Old High German, Gothic slahan to strike]

slay′a•ble, adj.

slay′er, n.

slay

Past participle: slain
Gerund: slaying

Imperative

slay

slay

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

slay - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" murder, off, bump off, polish off, dispatch, remove, hit 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" burke - murder without leaving a trace on the body execute - murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"

slay

verb

1. (Archaic or literary) kill, destroy, slaughter, eliminate, massacre, butcher, dispatch, annihilate, exterminate the hill where he slew the dragon

2. murder, kill, assassinate, do in (slang), eliminate, massacre, slaughter, do away with, exterminate, mow down, rub out (U.S. slang) Two Australian tourists were slain.

slay

verb

1. To cause the death of:

carry off, cut down, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill.

Slang: waste, zap.

Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep.

2. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:

destroy, finish (off), kill, liquidate, murder.

Informal: put away.

Slang: bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap.

Translations

يَذْبَح، يَقْتُل

zabít

erschlagentöten

asesinarmatar

surmatatappaa

tuerabattreassassinerrectifier

רצח

öl

banadrepa

uccidereassassinare

nogalinātnoslepkavot

dodenvermoorden

assassinarmatar

сражать

katletmeköldürmek

杀死

slay

[sleɪ] (slew (pt) (slain (pp))) VT

1. (poet) (= kill) → matar

2. → hacer morir de risa
this will slay you → esto os hará morir de risa
you slay me! (iro) → ¡qué divertido!

slay

[ˈsleɪ] [slew] (pt) [slain] (pp) vt → tuer

slay

pret <slew>, ptp <slain>

vt → erschlagen; (with gun etc, esp US: = kill) → ermorden; this will slay you (inf) → da lachst du dich tot! (inf); he really slays me (inf) → ich könnte mich über ihn totlachen (inf)

slay

[sleɪ] (slew (pt) (slain (pp))) vt (liter) (kill) → uccidere

slay

(slei) – past tense slew (sluː) : past participle slain (slein) – verb

to kill. Cain slew his brother Abel. doodmaak, vermoor يَذْبَح، يَقْتُل убивам assassinar zabít erschlagen slå ihjel φονεύω matar surmama كشتن tappaa tuer לַהֲרוֹג मार डालना, वध करना ubiti, pogubiti (meg)öl membunuh drepa uccidere 殺す 죽이다 nužudyti noslepkavot; nogalināt membunuh dodendrepe, slå i hjelzabijać وژل، حلالول: سټول assassinar a ucide убивать zabiť ubiti ubiti dräpa, slå ihjäl ฆ่าทารุณ öldürmek, katletmek 殺死 вбивати قتل کرنا giết chết 杀死