Slaughter Definition & Meaning
slaughter
- noun
- the killing of animals (as for food)
- a sound defeat
- the savage and excessive killing of many people
- verb
- kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"
- kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"
"Slaughter" in song lyrics
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"Order one canteen of liquid caffeine and eclipse the slaughter"
Aesop Rock — Float -
"Brain trip the Beta weights trap for the slaughter"
Aesop Rock f/ Percee P — Wake Up Call -
"I bet CNN is broadcasting this slaughter"
Akrobatik f/ Chuck D, Brenna Gethers — Kindred
Words that rhyme with slaughter
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- What does slaughter mean?
- the killing of animals (as for food) a sound defeat the savage and excessive killing of many people kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter" kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"
- What part of speech is slaughter?
- Slaughter is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does slaughter have?
- Slaughter has 5 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).