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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 υπερνικώFrom 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 ihjälFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Slay /slˈeɪ/ إذبحFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
slay //sleɪ//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]убивам to kill, murder
slay /slˈeɪ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]zabít
slay /slˈeɪ/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]zabíjet
slay /slˈeɪ/From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]dieneidio
slay //sleɪ//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]surmata, tappaa to kill, murder
slay /slei/ abattre, rectifier, tuerFrom English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 : [ freedict:eng-gle ]
slay /slei/ maraighFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
slay /slˈeɪ/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. मार ड़ालना, वधा "The butcher slay's the animals."
slay /slˈeɪ/ pogubiti, prebiti, ubitiFrom English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
slay /slˈeɪ/ ammazzare, uccidereFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
slay //sleɪ//From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-lat ]殺す to kill, murder
slay /slei/ mortificare, necare, occidereFrom English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
slay /slei/ užmušti, nužudytiFrom English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
slay /slei/ doden, doodmaken, ombrengenFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
slay /sleɪ/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]mordować
slay /slei/ matarFrom English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-rus ]
slay /slei/ убивать, убитьFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
slay /slei/ matarFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
slay //sleɪ//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]dräpa, slå ihjäl to kill, murder
slay /slˈeɪ/ 1. (slew slain) öldürmek, kesmek katletmek, kılıçtan geçirmek.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈsɫeɪ/
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, wowFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 杀,杀害,残杀;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. vi. 杀害,残杀