Definitions for slaughter
ˈslɔ tərslaugh·ter

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. slaughternoun

   the killing of animals (as for food)

2. thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whippingnoun

   a sound defeat

3. slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage, butcheryverb

   the savage and excessive killing of many people

4. butcher, slaughterverb

   kill (animals) usually for food consumption

   "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"

5. massacre, slaughter, mow downverb

   kill a large number of people indiscriminately

   "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. slaughternoun

   The killing of animals, generally for food; ritual slaughter (kosher and halal).

   Etymology: (cognate with slatr) from germanic sluHtís.

2. slaughternoun

   A massacre; the killing of a large number of people.

   Etymology: (cognate with slatr) from germanic sluHtís.

3. slaughternoun

   A rout or decisive defeat.

   Etymology: (cognate with slatr) from germanic sluHtís.

4. slaughterverb

   To butcher animals, generally for food

   Etymology: (cognate with slatr) from germanic sluHtís.

5. slaughterverb

   To massacre people in large numbers

   Etymology: (cognate with slatr) from germanic sluHtís.

6. slaughterverb

   To kill in a particularly brutal manner

   Etymology: (cognate with slatr) from germanic sluHtís.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Slaughterverb

   the act of killing

2. Slaughterverb

   the extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage

3. Slaughterverb

   the act of killing cattle or other beasts for market

4. Slaughterverb

   to visit with great destruction of life; to kill; to slay in battle

5. Slaughterverb

   to butcher; to kill for the market, as beasts

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1. Slaughter

   Slaughter is an American hard rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada by lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum. The band reached stardom in 1990 with their first album Stick It to Ya, which spawned several hit singles including "Up All Night", "Spend My Life", "Mad About You" and "Fly to the Angels". The album reached double platinum status in the United States. The band remains a steady act in national tours, mainly in the Rock Never Stops Tour which features several bands of the same era. Slaughter formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in late-1988, out of the ashes of lead vocalist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum's previous band, Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Vinnie Vincent Invasion's record company Chrysalis Records, took the $4 million contract away from Vinnie Vincent for overexceeding his credit line with the label, and transferred the contract to former members Slaughter and Strum. By 1989, Slaughter and Strum completed the lineup by recruiting lead guitarist Tim Kelly and drummer Blas Elias.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Slaughter

   slaw′tėr, n. a killing: a great destruction of life: carnage: butchery.—ns. Slaugh′terer; Slaugh′terhouse, a place where beasts are killed for the market; Slaugh′terman, a man employed in killing or butchering animals.—adj. Slaugh′terous, given to slaughter: destructive: murderous.—adv. Slaugh′terously. [Prob. Ice. slátr, butchers' meat, whence slátra, to slaughter cattle. The A.S. is sleaht—sleán, to slay.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. slaughter

   The extensive and unnecessary destruction of human life; carnage. Also, to visit with great destruction of life; to kill; to slay in battle.

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1. slaughter

   Song lyrics by slaughter -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by slaughter on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. laughters, lethargus

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of slaughter in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of slaughter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of slaughter in a Sentence

1. Carlos Conde:

   Dela Rosa should be reminded that he, too, will answer for his complicity in the slaughter of thousands.

2. Ilaina Solomon:

   The TPP would actually pose serious threats to one of our ocean's greatest treasures, sharks, the TPP not only fails to meaningfully address the problem of shark fin trading, but it could actually lead to the slaughter of more sharks.

3. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   Life is precious and dear to all beings, to humans as much as to our animal friends. We must treat our fellow animals with the respect and kind treatment they deserve. If the walls of slaughter-houses become transparent, metaphorically and/or literally, no one would ever dare to eat animals the way people are doing it today. We must appreciate and respect the fact that animals have the rights, as much as humans do.

4. Akram Muhammad Mahmud:

   The tragedy was so big that nobody felt like they were the only victim, what we can do now is understand the reasons why we have war outbreaks, and the slaughter of civilians must be stopped.

5. Shawn Nolan:

   The government completed its unprecedented slaughter of 13 human beings tonight by killing Dustin Higgs, a Black man who never killed anyone, on Martin Luther King’s birthday, there was no reason to kill him, particularly during the pandemic and when he, himself, was sick with Covid that he contracted because of these irresponsible, super-spreader executions.

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