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To kill in a violent way.

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Usage examples (32)
  • We read a story about a knight who had to slay a dragon to win the prize of the kingdom.
  • December 28th, 2007 at 5: 30 pm baedo says: wow. santa’s slay is really … um … how shall i say … at a loss really …
  • I'd sure love to "slay" some singletrack on that baby.
  • The word translated "slay" is in Arabic "nahr," which has many meanings.
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  • Another word that sounds like slay which means to kill violently, is sleigh which is a carriage pulled through the snow.
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