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slaughter
noun
verb
The killing of animals (as for food)
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ˈslɔːtə
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noun
The killing of animals (as for food)
noun
The savage and excessive killing of many people
noun
A sound defeat
verb
Kill a large number of people indiscriminately
“The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda”
verb
Kill (animals) usually for food consumption
“They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter”
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The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda
They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter
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