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