Definitions for SLAY
sleɪslay

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, removeverb

   kill intentionally and with premeditation

   "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slayverb

   To kill, murder.

2. slayverb

   To eradicate or stamp out.

   You must slay these thoughts.

3. slayverb

   To defeat, overcome.

4. slayverb

   To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.

   Ha ha! You slay me!

5. Etymology: From sleen, from slean, from slahanan, from slak-. Cognate with slaan, schlagen, slå, slá. Related to slaughter, onslaught.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To SLAYverb

   preter. slew; part. pass. slain. To kill; to butcher; to put to death.

   Etymology: slahan, Gothick; slean , Sax. slachten, Dutch, to strike.

   Her father’s brother
   Would be her lord; or shall I say her uncle?
   Or he that slew her brothers and her uncle? William Shakespeare, R. III.

   Tyrant, shew thy face:
   If thou be’st slain, and with no stroke of mine,
   My wife and children’s ghosts will haunt me still. William Shakespeare.

   The deadly-handed Clifford slew my steed. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God. Rev. vi. 2.

   Thus there was killing of young and old, and slaying of virgins and infants. 2 Mac. v. 13.

   Slay and make ready. Gen. xliii. 16.

   Wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. Job v. 2.

   They slew ten thousand men. Judg. i. 4.

   Of Trojan chiefs he view’d a numerous train;
   All much lamented, all in battle slain. John Dryden, Æn.

   Abraham
   By blood and battles must his pow’r maintain,
   And slay the monarchs, ere he rule the plain. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. slay

   To slay means to kill violently, destructively, or broadly to eliminate or destroy completely. It is often used in the context of killing mythical creatures or enemies in a battle. In informal usage, especially in pop culture, "slay" can also mean to greatly impress or overwhelm, often related to style, performance, or appearance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Slayverb

   to put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to kill; to put an end to; to destroy

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Slay

   slā, v.t. to strike: to kill: to put to death: to destroy:—pa.t. slew (slōō); pa.p. slain (slān).—n. Slay′er. [A.S. sleán; Ice. slá, Goth. slahan, Ger. schlagen, to strike.]

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1. SLAY

   What does SLAY stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SLAY acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SLAY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Slay is ranked #8135 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Slay surname appeared 4,075 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Slay.
   
   71.3% or 2,906 total occurrences were White.
   23.2% or 949 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 93 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 76 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 30 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 21 total occurrences were Asian.

Anagrams for SLAY »

1. lays

2. lyas

How to pronounce SLAY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SLAY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SLAY in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SLAY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of SLAY in a Sentence

1. Gina Ciarcia:

   All of this is really just the next stage in the left’s continual push to undo our entire understanding of childhood for the sake of political agendas, we’ve seen this for years, for instance in their push to emasculate our boys. Boys long to have something to fight for and defend, but are now told that this instinct is toxic. There are still dragons to slay, and we fail to communicate that to our boys.

2. Fox Nation:

   Apple was able to slay Big Brother and bring a future that we know today - where their screens are in every home, every pocket.

3. Ian Gunnell:

   slay

4. Miranda Lambert:

   I hadn’t seen her before but I’m a fan now, you don’t see that many women who get up there and really slay a guitar and play some real rock ‘n’ roll country.

5. Evander Candelaria:

   Recognize the vampires in your life and slay them. Your happiness counts on it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SLAY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Slay
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SLAY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SLAY
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SLAY
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html