SLAY


Meaning of SLAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sleɪ ]

( slays, slaying, slew, slayed, slain)

1.

If someone slays an animal, they kill it in a violent way. ( FORMAL )

...the hill where St George slew the dragon.

VERB : V n

2.

If someone has been slain , they have been murdered. ( mainly AM )

Two Australian tourists were slain.

V-PASSIVE : be V-ed

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