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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.
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           I will slay the last of them with the sword. --Amos ix.
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           I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. --Shak.
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     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 ]

  slaying
       n : unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human
           being [syn: murder, execution]

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

  slaying
     n.
     killing, especially the murder of a human.
     vb.
     (present participle of en slay nocat=1)

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

  slaying
     n.
     killing, especially the murder of a human.
     vb.
     (present participle of en slay nocat=1)

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

  slaying
     n.
     killing, especially the murder of a human.
     vb.
     (present participle of en slay nocat=1)

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

  slaying
     n.
     killing, especially the murder of a human.
     vb.
     (present participle of en slay nocat=1)

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

  slaying
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s lay ing)

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

  slaying
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en slay ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb slay)

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

  Slaying /slˈeɪɪŋ/
  القتل

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

  slaying /slˈeɪɪŋ/ 
  zavraždění

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

  slaying /slˈeɪɪŋ/ 
  vybití

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

  slaying /slˈeɪɪŋ/ 
  vybíjení

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

  slaying /slˈeɪɪŋ/ 
  vražda

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slaying /slˈeɪɪŋ/
  Vorstechen  [textil.]
     Synonym: sleying
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slaying /slˈeɪɪŋ/
  ermordend
     Synonym: murdering
  
   see: murder sb., slay sb., murderred, slain, murders, slays, murdered, slew
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slaying /slˈeɪɪŋ/
  erschlagend, totschlagend, vom Leben zum Tode befördernd, mordend, meuchelnd, den Garaus machend, erlegend, zur Strecke bringend, abtuend
     Synonyms: doing to death, putting to death, putting to the sword
  
   see: do to death sb., put to death sb., put to the sword sb., slay sb./sth., done to death, put to death, put to the sword, slayed, slay a lion
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  slaying /slˈeɪɪŋ/
  Mord 

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsɫeɪɪŋ/

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

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "slaying":
     bane, blood, bloodletting, bloodshed, braining, dealing death,
     destruction, destruction of life, dispatch, euthanasia, execution,
     extermination, flow of blood, gore, immolation, kill, killing,
     lapidation, martyrdom, martyrization, mercy killing, poisoning,
     ritual killing, ritual murder, sacrifice, shooting, slaughter,
     stoning, taking of life
  
  

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