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11 definitions • 9 examples
1
the
killing
of many people
cruelly
and
unfairly
,
especially
in a
war
:
Examples:
Hardly
anyone in the
town
escaped
the slaughter when the
rebels
were
defeated
.
We must find
ways
of
reducing
the slaughter which
takes
place on our
roads
(=
death
of many people in car
accidents
) every year.
2
the
killing
of
animals
for
meat
:
Examples:
The
geese
are being fattened for slaughter.
3
an
occasion
when one
team
is very
easily
defeated
by the other:
Examples:
Saturday's
game
was an
absolute
slaughter.
4
to
cruelly
and
unfairly
kill a lot of people:
Examples:
Thousands
of people were
slaughtered
in the
civil
war
.
5
to kill an
animal
for
meat
:
Examples:
The
animals
are
slaughtered
in
spring
.
6
to
defeat
someone very
easily
:
Examples:
England
slaughtered
Germany
5–1 at
football
.
7
the
killing
of
animals
for their
meat
, or the
killing
of
large
numbers
of
animals
in a
cruel
manner
8
the
killing
of
large
numbers
of people:
Examples:
We must find
ways
of
reducing
the slaughter on the
highways
(=
deaths
of many people in car
accidents
).
9
to kill
large
numbers
of people
10
infml In
sports
and other
competitions
, to slaughter is to
defeat
easily
:
Examples:
The
Red
Sox
slaughtered
the
Yankees
in last night’s
baseball
game
,
winning
12 to 0.
11
to kill
animals
,
esp
. for their
meat
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