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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Slaughter

/slôt'-ẽr/ · Slaugh·ter · IPA /ˈslɔtɚ/
01 n. The act of killing.
  1. 1.
    The act of killing.
    “On war and mutual slaughter bent.” — Milton.
  2. 2.
    The act of killing cattle or other beasts for market.
Syn. Carnage; massacre; butchery; murder; havoc.
02 v. t. To visit with great destruction of life; to kill; to slay in battle.
imp. & p. p. Slaughtered; p. pr. & vb. n. Slaughtering
  1. 1.
    To visit with great destruction of life; to kill; to slay in battle.
    “Your castle is surprised; your wife and babes Savagely slaughtered.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    To butcher; to kill for the market, as beasts.