Definition of slaughter - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
animal killingkilling of animals for food
- The slaughter of cattle is regulated by law..
2.
violencemassacre of a large number of people
- The battle ended in a brutal slaughter.
3.
- The game was a complete slaughter for the home team.
Verb
1.
animalkill animals for food consumption
- Farmers slaughter cattle for beef production.
2.
massacrekill people in large numbers brutally
- The army slaughtered the villagers during the attack.
3.
- Our team slaughtered the opponents in the final match.
Expressions with slaughter
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showing passive or unaware acceptance of danger
They had a like sheep to slaughter attitude about the changes.
person unaware of impending danger or harm
He walked into the meeting like a lamb to slaughter.
innocently going into a dangerous situation
They walked into the trap like lambs to slaughter.
someone going into a dangerous situation without resistance
He followed orders like a sheep to the slaughter.
in a naive way without knowing the danger
They walked into the meeting like lambs to the slaughter.
someone going into a dangerous situation unaware
He walked into the meeting like a lamb to the slaughter.
killing of innocent people, especially children, in a shocking way
The bombing was called a slaughter of the innocents.
helpless and innocent, unaware of coming harm or trouble
She walked like a lamb to the slaughter into the difficult meeting.
give someone a grand welcome, often with an expensive meal
They slaughtered the fatted calf when their son returned from abroad.
Origin of slaughter
Old Norse, slatra (to butcher)
Terms with slaughter included in their meaning
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massacre
indiscriminate killing or slaughter of many people
meat preparation
slaughter animals and prepare meat for sale
slaughter
related to the act of slaughtering animals
action
cut down or slaughter in large numbers
tragedy
mass slaughter of people, especially genocide
genocide
place of mass slaughter like Cambodia's Killing Fields
farming
animal being fattened for slaughter
animal processing
device used to stun animals before slaughter
slaughter
indiscriminate killing of a defenseless group
slaughter
person who slaughters animals for food
agriculture
young animal fattened for slaughter
agriculture
cattle fattened in a feedlot for slaughter
not ready
cattle that are not yet ready for slaughter
agriculture
slaughter old or unfit livestock
agriculture
pig raised for slaughter
agriculture
cattle kept for fattening before sale or slaughter
Examples of slaughter in a sentence
The community protested against the slaughter of horses. The history book described the slaughter in detail. Witnesses were horrified by the slaughter they saw. Their team faced a slaughter in the finals. The election results were a political slaughter. They slaughter chickens for the local market.
The farm slaughters pigs every autumn. The invaders slaughtered the inhabitants mercilessly. Rebels slaughtered the captives without hesitation. They slaughtered the competition in the semi-finals. Our team slaughtered them in the championship game.
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- French:abattage, abattre, ...
- German:Schlachtung, schlachten, ...
- Italian:macellazione, macellare, ...
- Spanish:sacrificio, sacrificar, ...
- Portuguese:abate, abater, ...
- Chinese:屠宰, 宰杀, ...
- Japanese:屠殺, 屠殺する, ...
- Arabic:ذَبْح, ذَبَحَ, ...
- Hebrew:שְׁחִיטָה, לִשְׁחֹוט, ...
- Russian:убой, забивать, ...
- Ukrainian:забій, забивати, ...
- Hindi:वध, वध करना, ...
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