'Slaying' definitions:
Definition of 'slaying'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Slaying'
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 'slaying'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bane,
- blood,
- bloodletting,
- bloodshed,
- braining,
- dealing death,
- destruction,
- destruction of life,
- dispatch,
- euthanasia,
- execution,
- extermination,
- flow of blood,
- gore,
- immolation,
- kill,
- killing,
- lapidation,
- martyrdom,
- martyrization,
- mercy killing,
- poisoning,
- ritual killing,
- ritual murder,
- sacrifice,
- shooting,
- slaughter,
- stoning,
- taking of life