slaughter
- Noun. (uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food; ritual slaughter (kosher and halal).
- Noun. A massacre; the killing of a large number of people.
- Noun. A rout or decisive defeat.
- Verb. (transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.
- Verb. (transitive) To massacre people in large numbers.
- Verb. (transitive) To kill in a particularly brutal manner.
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