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   slay

   /sleɪ/

   verb

   • 1. kill (a person or animal) in a violent way: archaic, literary "St George slew the dragon" Similar killmurderput to deathdo to deathput to the swordbutchercut downcut to piecesslaughtermassacreshoot downgun downmow downassassinateexecutedispatchdestroyeliminateannihilateexterminatedispose ofinformal:wipe outtake outbump offdo indo forrub outtopwipe off the face of the earthblow awayliquidatestiffwastesmokeiceoff
   • ▪ murder (someone): North American "a man was slain with a shotgun" Similar killmurderput to deathdo to deathput to the swordbutchercut downcut to piecesslaughtermassacreshoot downgun downmow downassassinateexecutedispatchdestroyeliminateannihilateexterminatedispose ofinformal:wipe outtake outbump offdo indo forrub outtopwipe off the face of the earthblow awayliquidatestiffwastesmokeiceoff
   • 2. greatly impress or amuse (someone): informal "you slay me, you really do" Similar amuse greatlyconvulse with mirth/laughterentertain greatlymake someone laughinformal:have people rolling in the aislesmake someone crack upkillknock deadbe the death ofwowbe a hit withcrease up
   • ▪ be extremely impressive, stylish, or successful: "she slayed in a jumpsuit"

   Word Origin Old Englishslēan ‘strike, kill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slaan and German schlagen.

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