slaughternoun
uk/ˈslɔː.tər/us/ˈslɑː.t̬ɚ/C2 [ S or U ] the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war:
Hardly anyone in the town escaped the slaughter when the rebels were defeated.
We must find ways of reducing the slaughter which takes place on our roads (= death of many people in car accidents) every year.
[ U ] the killing of animals for meat:
The geese are being fattened for slaughter.
See also
slaughterhouse
[ S ] an occasion when one team is very easily defeated by the other:
Saturday's game was an absolute slaughter.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Murder & attempted murder
- assassinate
- assassination
- attempt
- blow sb away
- blow sb's brains out idiom
- bump
- dispatch
- lynch
- lynch law
- manslaughter
- martyr
- martyred
- necklace
- poison
- shoot sb down
- slain
- slay
- slaying
- slew 1
- throttle
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slaughterverb [ T ]
uk/ˈslɔː.tər/us/ˈslɑː.t̬ɚ/to cruelly and unfairly kill a lot of people:
Thousands of people were slaughtered in the civil war.
to kill an animal for meat:
The animals are slaughtered in spring.
to defeat someone very easily:
England slaughtered Germany 5–1 at football.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Murder & attempted murder
- assassinate
- assassination
- attempt
- blow sb away
- blow sb's brains out idiom
- bump
- dispatch
- lynch
- lynch law
- manslaughter
- martyr
- martyred
- necklace
- poison
- shoot sb down
- slain
- slay
- slaying
- slew 1
- throttle
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Killing
Animal farming - general words
Winning and defeating