Thesaurus: slaughter

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1. v. t. The act of killing.
2. v. t. The extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage.
3. v. t. The act of killing cattle or other beasts for market.
4. v. t. To visit with great destruction of life; to kill; to slay in battle.
5. v. t. To butcher; to kill for the market, as beasts.
6. n. the killing of animals (as for food)
7. n. a sound defeat
8. n. the savage and excessive killing of many people
9. v. kill (animals) usually for food consumption
10. v. kill a large number of people indiscriminately
11. The act of killing. Specifically: (a) The extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage. On war and mutual slaughter bent. Milton. (b) The act of killing cattle or other beasts for market. Syn. -- Carnage; massacre; butchery; murder; havoc. 1. To visit with great destruction of life; to kill; to slay in battle. Your castle is surprised; your wife and babes Savagely slaughtered. Shak. 2. To butcher; to kill for the market, as beasts.
12. The act of killing. Specifically:(a) The extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life;carnage.On war and mutual slaughter bent. Milton.