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to slaughter
01
to kill a large number of people, often in a harsh and heartless manner
Transitive: to slaughter sb
Examples
The invading army sought to slaughter the inhabitants of the defenseless village.
02
to kill animals for the purpose of providing food
Transitive: to slaughter animals
Examples
Farmers brought their cattle to the facility to be slaughtered.
Slaughter
01
the killing of animals for food, often done on a large scale in industrial settings
Examples
The slaughter of livestock is a critical part of the meat production industry.
02
suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense)
03
a sound defeat
04
the savage and excessive killing of many people
