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slay |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slay \Slay\, v. t. [imp. {Slew}; p. p. {Slain}; p. pr & vb n. {Slaying}.] [OE. slan, sl?n, sleen, slee, AS sle['a]n to strike, beat slay; akin to OFries sl[=a], D. slaan, OS & OHG. slahan G. schlagen Icel. sl[=a], Dan. slaae, Sw sl?, Goth. slahan perhaps akin to L. lacerare to tear to pieces, Gr ????, E. lacerate. Cf {Slaughter}, {Sledge} a hammer, {Sley}.] To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence to kill; to put an end to to destroy. With this sword then will I slay you both --Chaucer. I will slay the last of them with the sword. --Amos ix 1. I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. --Shak. Syn: To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: slay v : kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {hit}, {dispatch}, {bump off}, {polish off}, {remove}]
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