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单词 put someone to the sword
释义
(idiom) 
Seventy thousand people were put to the sword.
Synonyms
kill
More than 200 people were killed in the disaster.
murder
a thriller about two men who murder a third
slaughter
They were slaughtered by invaders.
execute
Roman soldiers could be executed for treason.
massacre
Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population.
put to death
mow down
See sword

Additional synonyms

in the sense of execute
Definition
to put a condemned person to death
Roman soldiers could be executed for treason.
Synonyms
put to death,
kill,
shoot,
hang,
behead,
decapitate,
guillotine,
electrocute
in the sense of massacre
Definition
to kill people indiscriminately in large numbers
Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population.
Synonyms
slaughter,
kill,
murder,
butcher,
take out (slang),
wipe out,
slay (archaic, literary),
blow away (slang, US),
annihilate,
exterminate,
mow down,
cut to pieces
in the sense of murder
Definition
to kill someone intentionally and unlawfully
a thriller about two men who murder a third
Synonyms
kill,
massacre,
slaughter,
assassinate,
hit (slang),
destroy,
waste (informal),
do in (informal),
eliminate (slang),
take out (slang),
terminate (slang),
butcher,
dispatch,
slay,
blow away (slang, US),
bump off (slang),
rub out (US, slang),
take the life of,
do to death,
murk (slang)

Nearby words of
put someone to the sword

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Synonyms of 'put someone to the sword'

put someone to the sword

Seespill someone's blood
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