slaughter

/'slɔ:tə/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The savage and excessive killing of many people: The act of killing a large number of people in a violent, brutal, and often indiscriminate manner.
    • A sound defeat: (Figurative) A decisive and overwhelming defeat, especially in a competitive context like sports or war.
    • The killing of animals (as for food): The process of killing animals, typically livestock, for the purpose of producing meat.

  2. Verb:

    • To kill a large number of people indiscriminately: To massacre or butcher people on a large scale.
    • To kill (animals) usually for food consumption: To kill animals, especially livestock, for their meat.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The battle resulted in the slaughter of thousands of soldiers. (Refers to the mass killing of people.)
    • Our team suffered a complete slaughter, losing 10-0. (Refers to a decisive defeat.)
    • The slaughter of cattle is strictly regulated in this country. (Refers to the killing of animals for food.)

  • Verb:

    • Invading forces slaughtered the entire village. (Refers to massacring people.)
    • The farmer slaughtered three pigs for the festival. (Refers to killing animals for food.)
Advanced Usage

  • "To be slaughtered": Can be used passively for both meanings.

    • Civilians were slaughtered in the conflict.
    • The lambs are slaughtered humanely at this facility.

  • "A slaughterhouse": (Related compound noun) A place where animals are killed for food.

    • The animals are transported to a slaughterhouse.
Variants and Related Words
  • Slaughterer (n): A person who slaughters animals or, less commonly, people.
  • Slaughterous (adj): Characterized by slaughter; murderous. (Archaic/rare)
  • Massacre (n/v): A close synonym, especially for the killing of many people.
Synonyms
  • Noun (killing people): Massacre, carnage, butchery, bloodbath, genocide.
  • Noun (defeat): Rout, thrashing, debacle.
  • Noun (killing animals): Butchery.
  • Verb (killing people): Massacre, butcher, annihilate.
  • Verb (killing animals): Butcher.
Related Phrases
  • "Like lambs to the slaughter": (Idiom) To go helplessly and unknowingly into a dangerous or difficult situation.
    • The inexperienced troops went into battle like lambs to the slaughter.
  • "Slaughter of the innocents": (Historical/Literary phrase) A reference to the biblical story of King Herod ordering the killing of infant boys; used to describe any brutal killing of innocent people, especially children.
Noun
  1. the savage and excessive killing of many people
  2. a sound defeat
  3. the killing of animals (as for food)
Verb
  1. kill a large number of people indiscriminately
    • The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda
  2. kill (animals) usually for food consumption
    • They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter

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