'Slay' definitions:
Definition of 'slay'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Slay'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- With this sword then will I slay you both. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- I will slay the last of them with the sword. --Amos ix. 1. [1913 Webster]
- I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'slay'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amuse,
- annihilate,
- assassinate,
- becharm,
- beguile,
- bereave of life,
- bewitch,
- bump off,
- butcher,
- captivate,
- carry away,
- carry off,
- charm,
- chloroform,
- convulse,
- cool,
- cut down,
- cut off,
- delectate,
- delight,
- deprive of life,
- destroy,
- dispatch,
- dispose of,
- divert,
- do away with,
- do for,
- do in,
- do to death,
- down,
- dust off,
- enchant,
- end,
- enliven,
- enrapture,
- enravish,
- entertain,
- enthrall,
- entrance,
- execute,
- exhilarate,
- exterminate,
- fascinate,
- finish,
- finish off,
- fracture one,
- freak out,
- immolate,
- imparadise,
- kill,
- knock dead,
- knock off,
- knock out,
- launch into eternity,
- lay low,
- liquidate,
- loosen up,
- lynch,
- make away with,
- martyr,
- martyrize,
- poison,
- purge,
- put away,
- put down,
- put to death,
- put to sleep,
- raise a laugh,
- raise a smile,
- ravish,
- recreate,
- refresh,
- regale,
- relax,
- remove from life,
- sacrifice,
- send,
- solace,
- starve,
- take life,
- take off,
- thrill,
- tickle,
- tickle pink,
- titillate,
- transport,
- wow