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slay
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slay  (sl)
tr.v. slew (sl), slain (sln), slay·ing, slays
1. To kill violently.
2. past tense and past participle often slayed Slang To overwhelm, as with laughter or love: Those old jokes still slay me.

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

slayer n.

slay
Verb
[slaying, slew, slain] Archaic or literary to kill, esp. violently [Old English slēan]
slayer n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.slay - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
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
Translations

slay [pt slew, pp slain] [sleɪ, sluː, sleɪn] vt (literary) → matar
slay [slew , pt , slain , pp ] [sleɪ, sluː, sleɪn] vt (literary) → tuer
slay [sleɪ] [slew , pt , slain , pp ] vt (liter) → erschlagen
slay [pt slew, pp slain] [sleɪ, sluː, sleɪn] vt (also: formal) → uccidere

slay
v slay [slei]
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