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SLAY

\slˈe͡ɪ], \slˈe‍ɪ], \s_l_ˈeɪ]\

Definitions of SLAY

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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To kill or put to death by violence; to destroy.
Slayer.
Slew.
Slaying.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Slayer.
To strike: to kill: to put to death: to destroy:-pa.t. slew (sloo); pa.p. slain.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Slayer.
To kill.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To kill; destroy.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To put to death with a weapon or by violence; to destroy.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To put to death by a weapon; to kill; to murder.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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