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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Slay \Slay\, v. t. [imp. Slew; p. p. Slain; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Slaying.] [OE. slan, sl?n, sleen, slee, AS. sle['a]n to
     strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sl[=a], D. slaan, OS. &
     OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sl[=a], Dan. slaae, Sw. sl?,
     Goth. slahan; perhaps akin to L. lacerare to tear to pieces,
     Gr. ????, E. lacerate. Cf. Slaughter, Sledge a hammer,
     Sley.]
     To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to
     kill; to put an end to; to destroy.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           With this sword then will I slay you both. --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I will slay the last of them with the sword. --Amos ix.
                                                    1.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Slay \Slay\, v. t. [imp. Slew; p. p. Slain; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Slaying.] [OE. slan, sl?n, sleen, slee, AS. sle['a]n to
     strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sl[=a], D. slaan, OS. &
     OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sl[=a], Dan. slaae, Sw. sl?,
     Goth. slahan; perhaps akin to L. lacerare to tear to pieces,
     Gr. ????, E. lacerate. Cf. Slaughter, Sledge a hammer,
     Sley.]
     To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to
     kill; to put an end to; to destroy.
  
           With this sword then will I slay you both. --Chaucer.
  
           I will slay the last of them with the sword. --Amos ix.
                                                    1.
  
           I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. --Shak.
  
     Syn: To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  slay
       v : kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss
           ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: murder, hit, dispatch,
            bump off, polish off, remove]
       [also: slew, slain]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  slay
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 δολοφονώ
     2 υπερνικώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  slay
     vb.
     1 (lb en now literary) To kill; to murder.
     2 (lb en literary) To eradicate or stamp out.
     3 (lb en by extension hyperbolic colloquial) To defeat; to overcome
  (in a competition or contest).
     n.
     (alternative form of en sley)<ref>(R:OED Online:
  code=181534)</ref>

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Slay
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  slay
     vb.
     1 (lb en now literary) To kill; to murder.
     2 (lb en literary) To eradicate or stamp out.
     3 (lb en by extension hyperbolic colloquial) To defeat; to overcome
  (in a competition or contest).
     n.
     (alternative form of en sley)<ref>(R:OED Online:
  code=181534)</ref>

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Slay
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  slay
     vb.
     1 (lb en now literary) To kill; to murder.
     2 (lb en literary) To eradicate or stamp out.
     3 (lb en by extension hyperbolic colloquial) To defeat; to overcome
  (in a competition or contest).
     n.
     (alternative form of en sley)<ref>(R:OED Online:
  code=181534)</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Slay
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  slay
     vb.
     1 (lb en now literary) To kill; to murder.
     2 (lb en literary) To eradicate or stamp out.
     3 (lb en by extension hyperbolic colloquial) To defeat; to overcome
  (in a competition or contest).
     n.
     (alternative form of en sley)<ref>(R:OED Online:
  code=181534)</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Slay
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  slay
     Englanti vb.
     surmata, tappaa (''väkivaltaisesti'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  slay
     Engelska vb.
     dräpa, döda, slå ihjäl

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Slay /slˈeɪ/
  إذبح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  slay //sleɪ// 
  убивам
  to kill, murder

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  slay /slˈeɪ/ 
  zabít

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  slay /slˈeɪ/ 
  zabíjet

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  slay /slˈeɪ/ 
  dieneidio 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  slay //sleɪ// 
  surmata, tappaa
  to kill, murder

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  slay /slei/
  abattre, rectifier, tuer

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  slay /slei/
  maraigh

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  slay /slˈeɪ/ 
  1. मार ड़ालना, वधा
        "The butcher slay's the animals."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  slay /slˈeɪ/
  pogubiti, prebiti, ubiti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  slay /slˈeɪ/
  ammazzare, uccidere

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  slay //sleɪ// 
  殺す
  to kill, murder

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  slay /slei/
  mortificare, necare, occidere

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  slay /slei/
  užmušti, nužudyti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  slay /slei/
  doden, doodmaken, ombrengen

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  slay /sleɪ/ 
    mordować

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  slay /slei/
  matar

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  slay /slei/
  убивать, убить

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  slay /slei/
  matar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  slay //sleɪ// 
  dräpa, slå ihjäl
  to kill, murder

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  slay /slˈeɪ/
  1. (slew slain) öldürmek, kesmek katletmek, kılıçtan geçirmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsɫeɪ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  87 Moby Thesaurus words for "slay":
     amuse, annihilate, assassinate, becharm, beguile, bereave of life,
     bewitch, bump off, butcher, captivate, carry away, carry off,
     charm, chloroform, convulse, cool, cut down, cut off, delectate,
     delight, deprive of life, destroy, dispatch, dispose of, divert,
     do away with, do for, do in, do to death, down, dust off, enchant,
     end, enliven, enrapture, enravish, entertain, enthrall, entrance,
     execute, exhilarate, exterminate, fascinate, finish, finish off,
     fracture one, freak out, immolate, imparadise, kill, knock dead,
     knock off, knock out, launch into eternity, lay low, liquidate,
     loosen up, lynch, make away with, martyr, martyrize, poison, purge,
     put away, put down, put to death, put to sleep, raise a laugh,
     raise a smile, ravish, recreate, refresh, regale, relax,
     remove from life, sacrifice, send, solace, starve, take life,
     take off, thrill, tickle, tickle pink, titillate, transport, wow
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 杀,杀害,残杀;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt.
     vi. 杀害,残杀

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