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[sleɪ]* * *[slei]past tense - slew; verb(to kill: Cain slew his brother Abel.) uccidere* * *[sleɪ](liter: kill) uccidere* * *[sleɪ]
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slay — ► VERB (past slew; past part. slain) 1) archaic or literary kill in a violent way. 2) N. Amer. murder. DERIVATIVES slayer noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
slay — /sleɪ / (say slay) verb (t) (slew or, in certain contexts, slayed, slain, slaying) 1. to kill by violence. 2. to destroy; extinguish. 3. Colloquial to amuse (someone) greatly: that comedian really slays me. 4. Obsolete to strike; smite. {Middle… …
slay´er — slay «slay», transitive verb, slew, slain, slay|ing. 1. to kill with violence: »A hunter slays wild animals. Jack slew the giant. Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands (I Samuel 18:7). SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
slay — verb (slew; also especially in sense 2 slayed; slain; slaying) Etymology: Middle English slen, from Old English slēan to strike, slay; akin to Old High German slahan to strike, Middle Irish slachta stricken Date: before 12th century transitive… … New Collegiate Dictionary
slay — [ sleı ] (past tense slew [ slu ] ; past participle slain [ sleın ] ) verb transitive LITERARY to kill someone in a violent way: He was slain in battle in 673. a. INFORMAL to impress someone, especially by making them laugh: His jokes really slay … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slay — I verb annihilate, assassinate, deprive of life, destroy, dispatch, dispose of, execute, exterminate, intentcere, interimere, kill, liquidate, massacre, murder, occidere, put to death, slaughter, take a life, terminate, victimize associated… … Law dictionary
slay — verb Slay is used with these nouns as the object: ↑monster … Collocations dictionary
slay — (v.) O.E. slean to smite, also to kill with a weapon (class VI strong verb; past tense sloh, slog, pp. slagen), from P.Gmc. *slakhanan, from root *slog to hit (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. sla, Dan. slaa, M.Du. slaen, Du. slaan, O.H.G. slahan, Ger … Etymology dictionary
slay — verb 1) literary 8,000 men were slain Syn: kill, murder, put to death, butcher, cut down, cut to pieces, slaughter, massacre, shoot down, gun down, mow down, eliminate, annihilate, exterminate, liquidate; informal wipe out, bump o … Thesaurus of popular words
slay — verb /sleɪ/ a) To kill, murder. The knight slew the dragon. b) To eradicate or stamp out. Our foes must all be slain. Syn: kill … Wiktionary
slay — verb past tense slew past participle slain /sleIn/ (T) 1 literary a word meaning to kill someone, often used in newspaper reports; murder 2 (1): Thousands were slain in the battle. 2 AmE informal to amuse someone a lot: That guy really slays me!… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English