slaughter
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Synonyms: laughter, flaughter, daughter, laugher, slaught, slaughterer, slighter, onslaughter, slaughters, flaugher, straughter
Antonyms: laughter, flaughter, daughter, laugher, slaught, slaughterer, slighter, onslaughter, slaughters, flaugher, straughter
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Noun
- {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[killing]] of [[animal]]s, generally for food.
- A [[massacre]]; the [[killing]] of a [[large]] number of [[people]].
- {{lb|en|rare}} A mass destruction of non-living things.
- A [[rout]] or decisive defeat.
- {{rfv-sense|en}} {{cln|en|collective nouns}} {{lb|en|collective}} A {{l|en|group}} of {{l|en|iguana}}s.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[butcher]] animals, generally for food.
- {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To [[massacre]] people in large numbers.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[kill]] someone or something, especially in a particularly [[brutal]] manner.
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