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[ sley ] / sleɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slay ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), slew or slayed (especially for def. 4); slain;slay·ing.to kill by violence. to destroy; extinguish. sley. Slang. - to impress strongly; overwhelm, especially by humor: Your jokes slay me.
- to make a strong impression with: She really slayed her performance last night.
Obsolete. to strike. verb (used without object), slew or slayed (especially for def. 7); slain;slay·ing.to kill or murder. Slang. to strongly impress or overwhelm someone: His whole album slays. Origin of slaybefore 900; Middle English sleen, slayn, Old English slēan; cognate with Dutch slaan, German schlagen, Old Norse slā, Gothic slahan “to strike, beat” SYNONYMS FOR slay1 murder, slaughter, massacre, butcher, assassinate. 2 annihilate, ruin. SEE SYNONYMS FOR slay ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM slayslay·a·ble, adjectiveslayer, nounun·slay·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby slaySlavonic, Slavophile, Slavophobe, Slavyansk, slaw, slay, Slayton, SLBM, SLCM, sld., SLE Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slay“It brings me little joy to approach anyone and slay them,” he said. Beheading Terrorist: Blame Blair|Nico Hines|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST Their initiation is to slay an infant in front of its mother in order to remove any semblance of humanity or emotion. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 3 for Dummies|Jace Lacob|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST But because these tax cuts have powerful, well-connected constituencies, it has been difficult to slay them. Fiscal Cliff Hostage Situation Day 14: The Thelma & Louise Caucus|Daniel Gross|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST It was only a matter of time before these two enormous egos would clash—and try to slay each other. France's Favorite Philosopher Does Battle|Janine di Giovanni|January 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Even when she's forced to slay a dragon, she's on autopilot, going through the motions. Alice, Bratty in Wonderland|Nicole LaPorte|February 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST Then cried the damsel, “Slay him not; for if thou do thou shalt repent it.” The Legends Of King Arthur And His Knights|James Knowles If they offered violence, there was the state militia, armed and impatient to slay. Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking It is the name of a felon—of one under doom of outlawry—whom all men are privileged to slay. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia|William Gilmore Simms Don Pedros blood is up, and in pursuit he thinks of nothing but to slay, slay. Therewith he pulled out his sword, and swore a great oath that he should slay her if she told him not the truth. Stories of King Arthur and His Knights|U. Waldo Cutler
British Dictionary definitions for slay
verb slays, slaying, slew or slain (tr)archaic, or literary to kill, esp violently slang to impress (someone) sexually obsolete to strike Derived forms of slayslayer, nounWord Origin for slayOld English slēan; related to Old Norse slā, Gothic, Old High German slahan to strike, Old Irish slacaim I beat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to slayexecute, murder, exterminate, massacre, slaughter, dispatch, butcher, destroy, assassinate, do, finish, hit, annihilate, neutralize, liquidate, down, erase, eliminate, waste, snuff |