slaughter

slaugh·ter

S0465800 (slô′tər)n.1. The killing of animals especially for food.2. The killing of a large number of people; a massacre: "I could not give my name to aid the slaughter in this war, fought on both sides for grossly material ends" (Sylvia Pankhurst).tr.v. slaugh·tered, slaugh·ter·ing, slaugh·ters 1. To kill (animals) especially for food; butcher.2. a. To kill (people) in large numbers; massacre.b. To kill in a violent or brutal manner.

[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slātr, butchery.]

slaugh′ter·er n.slaugh′ter·ous adj.

slaughter

(ˈslɔːtə) n1. (Agriculture) the killing of animals, esp for food2. the savage killing of a person3. (Military) the indiscriminate or brutal killing of large numbers of people, as in war; massacre4. informal a resounding defeatvb (tr) 5. (Agriculture) to kill (animals), esp for food6. to kill in a brutal manner7. to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers8. informal to defeat resoundingly[Old English sleaht; related to Old Norse slāttar hammering, slātr butchered meat, Old High German slahta, Gothic slauhts, German Schlacht battle] ˈslaughterer n ˈslaughterous adj

slaugh•ter

(ˈslɔ tər)

n. 1. the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., esp. for food. 2. a brutal or violent killing, esp. the killing of great numbers of people or animals indiscriminately; carnage. v.t. 3. to kill or butcher (animals), esp. for food. 4. to kill in a brutal or violent manner. 5. to slay in great numbers; massacre. [1250–1300; < Old Norse slātr, earlier slāttr, slahtr; akin to slay] slaugh′ter•er, n.

slaughter

fatstock - Livestock fattened for slaughter.
massacre - Comes from Latin mazacrium/masacrium, "slaughter."
slaughter - From Old Norse, meaning "butcher's meat."
homicide, murder, manslaughter - The general term for the killing of a person by another is homicide; murder is either the intentional killing or the malicious killing of another, while manslaughter is the unintentional, accidental killing of another through carelessness.

slaughter

Past participle: slaughtered
Gerund: slaughtering

Imperative
slaughter
slaughter

Present
I slaughter
you slaughter
he/she/it slaughters
we slaughter
you slaughter
they slaughter

Preterite
I slaughtered
you slaughtered
he/she/it slaughtered
we slaughtered
you slaughtered
they slaughtered

Present Continuous
I am slaughtering
you are slaughtering
he/she/it is slaughtering
we are slaughtering
you are slaughtering
they are slaughtering

Present Perfect
I have slaughtered
you have slaughtered
he/she/it has slaughtered
we have slaughtered
you have slaughtered
they have slaughtered

Past Continuous
I was slaughtering
you were slaughtering
he/she/it was slaughtering
we were slaughtering
you were slaughtering
they were slaughtering

Past Perfect
I had slaughtered
you had slaughtered
he/she/it had slaughtered
we had slaughtered
you had slaughtered
they had slaughtered

Future
I will slaughter
you will slaughter
he/she/it will slaughter
we will slaughter
you will slaughter
they will slaughter

Future Perfect
I will have slaughtered
you will have slaughtered
he/she/it will have slaughtered
we will have slaughtered
you will have slaughtered
they will have slaughtered

Future Continuous
I will be slaughtering
you will be slaughtering
he/she/it will be slaughtering
we will be slaughtering
you will be slaughtering
they will be slaughtering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been slaughtering
you have been slaughtering
he/she/it has been slaughtering
we have been slaughtering
you have been slaughtering
they have been slaughtering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been slaughtering
you will have been slaughtering
he/she/it will have been slaughtering
we will have been slaughtering
you will have been slaughtering
they will have been slaughtering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been slaughtering
you had been slaughtering
he/she/it had been slaughtering
we had been slaughtering
you had been slaughtering
they had been slaughtering

Conditional
I would slaughter
you would slaughter
he/she/it would slaughter
we would slaughter
you would slaughter
they would slaughter

Past Conditional
I would have slaughtered
you would have slaughtered
he/she/it would have slaughtered
we would have slaughtered
you would have slaughtered
they would have slaughtered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slaughter - the killing of animals (as for food)kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a lifebutchering, butchery - the business of a butcher
	2.	slaughter - a sound defeat drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whipping, debacledefeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
	3.	slaughter - the savage and excessive killing of many peoplecarnage, mass murder, massacre, butcherymurder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human beingbloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue - indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"
Verb	1.	slaughter - kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"butcherchine - cut through the backbone of an animalkill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	2.	slaughter - kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"massacre, mow downkill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

slaughter

verb1. kill, murder, massacre, destroy, do in (slang), execute, dispatch, assassinate, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), annihilate, bump off (slang) Thirty-four people were slaughtered while queueing up to cast their votes.2. butcher, kill, slay, destroy, massacre, exterminate Whales and dolphins are still being slaughtered for commercial gain.3. (Informal) defeat, thrash, vanquish, stuff (slang), tank (slang), hammer (informal), crush, overwhelm, lick (informal), undo, rout, trounce, wipe the floor with (informal), blow out of the water (slang) He slaughtered his opponent in three sets.noun1. slaying, killing, murder, massacre, holocaust, bloodshed, carnage, liquidation, extermination, butchery, blood bath The annual slaughter of wildlife is horrific.2. butchery, killing sheep exported for slaughter

slaughter

nounThe savage killing of many victims:bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, butchery, carnage, massacre, pogrom.verbTo kill savagely and indiscriminately:annihilate, butcher, decimate, massacre.

Translations

屠宰屠杀彻底击败严厉批评

slaughter

(ˈsloːtə) noun1. the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily. Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.屠杀2. the killing of animals for food. Methods of slaughter must be humane.屠宰 verb1. to kill (animals) for food. Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.屠宰2. to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers. 屠杀3. to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly. Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side. 严厉批评，彻底击败 ˈslaughter-house noun a place where animals are killed in order to be sold for food; an abattoir. 屠宰场

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like a lamb to (the) slaughter

Without concern for what is to come (because one does not foresee the trouble ahead). This phrase comes from the Bible. When I did business with Michael, I was like a lamb to the slaughter—I had no idea he was such a criminal mastermind. The poor kid and his defense team weren't aware of what the prosecution had in store—it was like lambs to slaughter the moment the trial began.See also: lamb, like, slaughter

like a lamb being led to (the) slaughter

Quietly or obediently, without concern for or knowledge of some danger or trouble that one is facing. When I did business with Michael, I was like a lamb being led to the slaughter—I had no idea he was such a criminal mastermind. The poor kid and his defense team had no idea what the prosecution had in store—it was like lambs being led to the slaughter the moment the trial began. The six employees were unaware the meetings were to tell them they'd been laid off, and they each marched down to the meeting room like a lamb being led to slaughter.See also: being, lamb, led, like, slaughter

like a pig being led to (the) slaughter

Quietly or obediently, without concern for or knowledge of some danger or trouble that one is facing. An uncommon variant of "like a lamb to (the) slaughter." When I worked with Michael, he manipulated me into venturing into all sorts of shady and downright illegal ventures, like a pig being led to the slaughter. The poor kid and his defense team had no idea what the prosecution had in store—it was like a pig being led to the slaughter the moment the trial began. The six employees were unaware the meetings were to tell them they'd been laid off, and they each marched down to the meeting room like a pig being led to slaughter.See also: being, led, like, pig, slaughter

like a pig to (the) slaughter

Quietly or obediently, without concern for or knowledge of some danger or trouble that one is facing. An uncommon variant of "like a lamb to (the) slaughter." When I worked with Michael, he manipulated me into venturing into all sorts of shady and downright illegal ventures, like a pig to the slaughter. The poor kid and his defense team had no idea what the prosecution had in store—it was like a pig to the slaughter the moment the trial began. The six employees were unaware the meetings were to tell them they'd been laid off, and they each marched down to the meeting room like a pig to slaughter.See also: like, pig, slaughter

slaughtered

slang Extremely drunk. They kept pushing shots in front of me because it was my birthday, so I was totally slaughtered by the end of the night. We went into the first bar we could find and got slaughtered on the cheapest booze they had.See also: slaughter

like lambs to the slaughter

and like a lamb to the slaughterFig. quietly and without seeming to realize the likely difficulties or dangers of a situation. Young men fighting in World War I simply went like lambs to the slaughter. Our team went on the football field like lambs to the slaughter to meet the league-leaders.See also: lamb, like, slaughter

like pigs to the slaughter

Rur. obediently and in large numbers. (See also like lambs to the slaughter.) Look at all the people lining up to mail their tax forms on time, like pigs to the slaughter.See also: like, pig, slaughter

like a lamb to the slaughter

Also, as lambs to the slaughter. Innocently and helplessly, without realizing the danger. For example, She agreed to appeal to the board, little knowing she would go like a lamb to the slaughter . This expression appears in several biblical books (Isaiah, Jeremiah), and the simile itself was used by Chaucer. See also: lamb, like, slaughter

like a lamb to the slaughter

If someone goes somewhere like a lamb to the slaughter, they go there quietly and obediently because they have not realized that it will be dangerous or unpleasant, or because they are powerless. His young bride walked down the aisle like a lamb to the slaughter. Note: People sometimes use sheep instead of lamb. I had no idea what the interview would be like and went to it like a sheep to the slaughter.See also: lamb, like, slaughter

like a lamb to the slaughter

as a helpless victim. This expression is found in the Bible in Isaiah 53:7: ‘he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter’, an image later applied to Jesus.See also: lamb, like, slaughter

(like) a lamb/lambs to the ˈslaughter

(do something or go somewhere) without protesting, probably because you do not realize that you are in danger: When the war started, thousands of young men went off to fight, like lambs to the slaughter. Slaughter is the killing of animals for their meat.See also: lamb, slaughter

murder

and slaughter tv. to overwhelm; to beat someone in a sports contest. We went out on the field prepared to slaughter them. The murdered us in the second half.

slaughter

verbSee murder

slaughtered

mod. drunk. Garth went out and got himself slaughtered again last night. See also: slaughter

like lambs to the slaughter

Helpless and unaware of danger. This figure of speech first appeared in the Old Testament’s Book of Isaiah (“He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter,” 53:7) and again in the Book of Jeremiah (“I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter,” 11:19) and has been repeated ever since. In recent decades it was sometimes changed to like pigs to the slaughter, with essentially the same meaning.See also: lamb, like, slaughter

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verb kill

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verb butcher

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verb defeat

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noun slaying

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noun butchery

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noun the savage killing of many victims

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verb to kill savagely and indiscriminately

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noun the killing of animals (as for food)

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noun a sound defeat

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noun the savage and excessive killing of many people

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verb kill (animals) usually for food consumption

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verb kill a large number of people indiscriminately

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