slay
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishslayslay /sleɪ/ verb (past tense slew /sluː/, past participle slain /sleɪn/) [transitive] 1 KILL literary to kill someone – used especially in newspapers► see thesaurus at kill2 American English spoken informalFUNNY to amuse someone a lot —slayer noun [countable]→ See Verb tableOrigin slay Old English slean “to hit, kill”