slaughter
noun(slaugh-ter)
the act of killing; specifically : the butchering of livestock for market
slaughter
noun(slaugh-ter)
killing of great numbers of human beings (as in battle or a massacre) : carnage
slaughter
verb(slaugh-ter)
to kill (animals) for food : butcher
slaughter
verb(slaugh-ter)
to kill in a bloody or violent manner : slay
slaughter
verb(slaugh-ter)
to kill in large numbers : massacre
slaughter
noun(slaugh-ter)
suicide
slaughter
idiom(slaugh-ter)
in a very innocent way : without knowing that something bad will happen
slaughter
adjective(slaugh-ter)
of, relating to, or occurring in the time before an animal is slaughtered