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Definition slaughter in British English

slaughter verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈslɔːtə(r)/
1

to kill a lot of people in a violent way

Example

Thousands of people were slaughtered during the conflict.

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kill murder strangle
1.1

to kill animals, usually for their meat

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bag butcher cull
Example

Did they win? They slaughtered us!

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defeat win beat
3

to criticize someone very severely

Example

He was slaughtered both by the critics and by his peers.

Synonyms and related words
attack damn savage
Definition slaughter in British English