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.

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