Slaughter Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word Slaughter

Meaning 1 : the savage and excessive killing of many people

    Synonyms : butchery,  carnage,  mass murder,  massacre
Meaning 2 : kill a large number of people indiscriminately

    Synonyms : massacre,  mow down
Meaning 3 : kill (animals) usually for food consumption

    Example : They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter

    Synonyms : butcher
Meaning 4 : a sound defeat

    Synonyms : debacle,  drubbing,  thrashing,  trouncing,  walloping,  whipping
Meaning 5 : the killing of animals (as for food)


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