slay

tr.v., slew (slū), slain (slān), 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 slēan.]

slayer slay'er n.

verb

1. To cause the death of: carry off, cut down, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill¹. Slang waste, zap. Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep. See help/harm/harmless.
2. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully: destroy, finish (off), kill¹, liquidate, murder. Informal put away. Slang bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: kill
Antonyms: bear, create, give birth

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IN BRIEF: To kill in a violent way.

We read a story about a knight who had to slay a dragon to win the prize of the kingdom.

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like slay which means to kill violently, is sleigh which is a carriage pulled through the snow.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - slå ihjel, dræbe, slagte, udrydde, kvæle, imponere

2.
n. - slagbom

Nederlands (Dutch)
vermoorden, vellen

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - faire périr, pourfendre, (fig) emballer, faire mourir de rire (le public)

2.
n. - (Tex) broche à ailettes

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - ermorden, erschlagen

2.
n. - Weberkamm

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σκοτώνω, φονεύω, κατασφάζω, (καθομ.) εντυπωσιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
trucidare, assassinare, far morire dal ridere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - assassinar, matar

Русский (Russian)
умерщвлять, сразить, подавлять

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - asesinar, liquidar, matar

2.
n. - herramienta utilizada en el tejido para llevar la trama a su lugar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dräpa, slå ihjäl

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
杀死, 杀害, 使大为高兴, 使禁不住大笑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 殺死, 殺害, 使大為高興, 使禁不住大笑

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 죽이다, 학살하다, ~을 압도하다

2.
n. - 씨실을 강제적으로 뽑아내는 도구

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 殺害する, ひどく驚かせる, 圧倒する, 殺す
n. - おさ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يذبح, يقتل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרג אדם או חיה בדרך אלימה, קטל, המית, רצח, שימח או הצחיק מאד‬
n. - ‮כלי המשמש לתיקון מקומם של חוטי הערב על הנול‬

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