to slaughter
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5.7
- verb
- /ˈslɔːtər/
- NSFW
- I would love to tell you we went in there, five of us, and we slaughtered them, you know?
- slaughter the innocent
- slaughter people
- slaughter civilians
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Watch on YouTubeIn other words, we slaughtered them and stripped their bodies of their war gear.
- In other words, we slaughtered them and stripped their bodies of their war gear.
- They can't fight properly, they panic, and they're all slaughtered.
- They kiss deftly and then hold hands and walk out of the thing, slaughtering every other living being in the entire prison cell.
- I saw people saying like it's kind of slaughtered in the streets.
- It would always be or not always, but often if you conquer, you just go wild and just start slaughtering massive people.
Examples
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Millions of Jews have been slaughtered and it is yet not satiated.
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On an agreed upon day, each of these German tribes rose up and slaughtered the Romans in their midst.
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Nobody is going to give away that power unless you slaughter enough people.
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We're going to slaughter your people.
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I remember a young man being slaughtered in the street below my window.
Academic text (2014) -
The British will be slaughtered.
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Those who cannot are slaughtered or drown in the river.
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We saw villages destroyed, people slaughtered.
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For the most part, those who remained were slaughtered in concentration camps.
Academic text (2008) -
The soldiers were ordered to slaughter any enemy combatants they encountered during the mission.
Synonyms
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7.4
To kill many people in a cruel way
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8.8
To kill or hurt many people suddenly, usually with guns
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slaughter as a verb also comes from the same root as slay, 'to kill', so it can mean to kill a large number of people in a violent way. The word keeps the strong idea of mass or brutal killing.