slaughter
English Thesaurus
1. the killing of animals (as for food) (noun.act)
2. the savage and excessive killing of many people (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | execution, murder, slaying, |
| definition | : | unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | alamo, |
| definition | : | a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | battle of little bighorn, battle of the little bighorn, custer's last stand, little bighorn, |
| definition | : | a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command (noun.act) |
3. a sound defeat (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | defeat, licking, |
| definition | : | an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest (noun.event) |
4. kill a large number of people indiscriminately (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | kill, kill, |
| definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
5. kill (animals) usually for food consumption (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | chine, |
| definition | : | cut through the backbone of an animal (verb.contact) |
| entail | : | cut, |
| definition | : | separate with or as if with an instrument (verb.contact) |
6. the killing of animals (as for food) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | butcher, slaughter, |
| definition | : | kill (animals) usually for food consumption (verb.contact) |
7. the savage and excessive killing of many people (noun.act)
| derivation | : | butcher, slaughter, |
| definition | : | kill (animals) usually for food consumption (verb.contact) |
8. a sound defeat (noun.event)
| derivation | : | wallop, |
| definition | : | defeat soundly and utterly (verb.competition) |
9. kill a large number of people indiscriminately (verb.change)
10. kill (animals) usually for food consumption (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | slaughter, |
| definition | : | the killing of animals (as for food) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | butcher, slaughterer, |
| definition | : | a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | butcher, meatman, |
| definition | : | a retailer of meat (noun.person) |
11. the killing of animals (as for food) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | butcher, slaughter, |
| definition | : | kill (animals) usually for food consumption (verb.contact) |
12. the savage and excessive killing of many people (noun.act)
| derivation | : | butcher, slaughter, |
| definition | : | kill (animals) usually for food consumption (verb.contact) |
13. a sound defeat (noun.event)
| derivation | : | wallop, |
| definition | : | defeat soundly and utterly (verb.competition) |
14. kill a large number of people indiscriminately (verb.change)
15. kill (animals) usually for food consumption (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | slaughter, |
| definition | : | the killing of animals (as for food) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | butcher, slaughterer, |
| definition | : | a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | butcher, meatman, |
| definition | : | a retailer of meat (noun.person) |
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