slay 
/ˈsleɪ/ verb
slays; slew /ˈsleɪ/ verb /ˈslu:/ also slayed; slain /ˈsleɪn/; slay·ing [+ obj] 1 a literary : to kill (someone or something) especially in a battle or war
▪ The knight slew the dragon.
b US : to kill (someone) — used especially in newspaper stories and headlines — usually used as (be) slain ▪ The victims were slain in their homes. ▪ The headline read “Three Slain in Bank Robbery.” 2 chiefly US, informal + old-fashioned : to delight or amuse (someone) very much
▪ That guy slays me. [=that guy kills me; I think he's very funny]
▪ The knight slew the dragon.
b US : to kill (someone) — used especially in newspaper stories and headlines — usually used as (be) slain ▪ The victims were slain in their homes. ▪ The headline read “Three Slain in Bank Robbery.”
▪ That guy slays me. [=that guy kills me; I think he's very funny]
— slay·er noun, plural slay·ers [count]
— slaying noun, plural slayings [count] chiefly US
▪ Police have arrested a man in connection with three slayings that happened last month.
▪ Police have arrested a man in connection with three slayings that happened last month.
