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BNC: 12433 COCA: 11472

slay

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slay /ˈsleɪ/ verb
slays; slew /ˈsluː/ also slayed; slain /ˈsleɪn/ ; slaying
slay
/ˈsleɪ/
verb
slays; slew /ˈsluː/ also slayed; slain /ˈsleɪn/ ; slaying
Learner's definition of SLAY
[+ object]
literary : to kill (someone or something) especially in a battle or war(尤指在战争中)杀害
US : to kill (someone)杀(人)used especially in newspaper stories and headlines尤用于报刊报道和新闻头条;usually used as (be) slain通常用作(be) slain
chiefly US, informal + old-fashioned : to delight or amuse (someone) very much使十分高兴

— slayer

noun, plural slayers [count]

— slaying

noun, plural slayings chiefly US [count]
BNC: 12433 COCA: 11472

slay

verb

slew ˈslü How to pronounce slay (audio) also especially in sense 2 slayed; slain ˈslān How to pronounce slay (audio) ; slaying; slays
1
transitive : to kill violently, wantonly, or in great numbers
slay the enemy
This was the appearance of a dreadful epidemic which in that age, and long before and afterward, was wont to slay its hundreds and thousands on both sides of the Atlantic. Nathaniel Hawthorne
broadly : to strike down : kill
slay a dragon
"It's a lot easier to slay a vampire with a stake in the heart than it is to slay some of our demons that are in our heads." Rachel T. Hill
2
transitive, informal : to delight or amuse immensely
slayed the audience
… [Seth Rogen] is currently slaying critics with Superbad, which he co-wrote with Evan Goldberg. Tanner Stransky
3
transitive + intransitive, informal : to do something or perform exceptionally well or impressively : to be exceptionally impressive
From the Let Girls Learn initiative to her Vogue covers, [Yara Shahidi] slays it all. Rebecca Sun
Beyoncé did not come to this year's Grammy Awards just to slay, she came to make a statement. Jackie Fields
From the red carpet to her sure-to-be epic performance, one thing is for certain—she's gonna slay. Quinn Keaney
slayer noun
Choose the Right Synonym for slay

kill, slay, murder, assassinate, dispatch, execute mean to deprive of life.

kill merely states the fact of death caused by an agency in any manner.

killed in an accident
frost killed the plants

slay is a chiefly literary term implying deliberateness and violence but not necessarily motive.

slew thousands of the Philistines

murder specifically implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility.

convicted of murdering a rival

assassinate applies to deliberate killing openly or secretly often for political motives.

terrorists assassinated the Senator

dispatch stresses quickness and directness in putting to death.

dispatched the sentry with one bullet

execute stresses putting to death as a legal penalty.

executed by lethal gas

Example Sentences

The knight slew the dragon. millions have been slain worldwide by this dreadful disease
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English slen, from Old English slēan to strike, slay; akin to Old High German slahan to strike, Middle Irish slachta stricken

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of slay was before the 12th century
BNC: 12433 COCA: 11472

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