slay
IPA: sɫˈeɪ
noun
- A surname.
- Alternative form of sley [Reed (of a loom).]
verb
- (now literary) To kill; to murder.
- (literary) To eradicate or stamp out.
- (by extension, hyperbolic, colloquial) To defeat; to overcome (in a competition or contest).
- (slang) To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.
- (slang, especially African-American Vernacular and LGBT, transitive, intransitive) To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
- (slang) To have sex with.
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Examples of "slay" in Sentences
- He slayed the enemy.
- Indian rebels recant the brutal slayings.
- They managed to slay most of the present Sardaukar.
- It is Elliania who asks Dutiful to slay the dragon.
- In revenge, Yoshitsune and the others slay the beast.
- Aversion in him should slay the thought of advance in thee.
- In the end, Carter would vindicate himself and slay the beast.
- Oyuki is hired to destroy the photos and slay the photographer.
- Fortunately, Medivh swoops in to slay the remainder of the party.
- But Sigurd slays the dragon and then kills his disloyal foster father.
- December 28th, 2007 at 5: 30 pm baedo says: wow. santa’s slay is really … um … how shall i say … at a loss really …
- In the meantime, Specialized have certainly proven that the Globe Roll is indeed the perfect bike with which to "slay" an overpriced food run.
- B&N says it's bowing to customers 'demands that it carry O.J. Simpson's roman à slay, which is sad enough, but at least the retailer says it will sell the book without actively marketing it, so perhaps we should be grateful for that small concession to taste. settlement of the Turcotte family's lawsuit against Augusten Burroughs
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