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Meaning of
slaughter
in English
slaughter
uk
//ˈslɑː.tə(ɹ)//
#common
Plural
slaughters
Past Tense
slaughtered
Participle Verb
slaughtering
Third Person Singular
slaughters
Definitions
Noun
killing
animals
for
food
(
butchery
)
mass
killing
of
people
;
massacre
Verb
to
kill
animals
(
for
food
,
etc
.);
butcher
The
butcher
will
slaughter
the
pigs
for
the
holiday
feast
.
to
massacre
people
(
in
large
numbers
,
violently
)
The
invading
army
began
to
slaughter
the
innocent
civilians
.
to
kill
brutally
or
in
a
violent
manner
The
rebels
were
accused
of
slaughter
during
the
violent
uprising
.
Compounds / Phrases
slaughterhouses
slaughterhouse
self-slaughter
preslaughter
