— slayable , adj. — slayer , n.
/slay/ , v. , slew, slain, slaying , n.
v.t.
1. to kill by violence.
2. to destroy; extinguish.
3. sley.
4. Informal. to impress strongly; overwhelm, esp. by humor: Your jokes slay me.
5. Obs. to strike.
v.i.
6. to kill or murder.
n.
7. sley.
[ bef. 900; ME sleen, slayn, OE slean; c. D slaan, G schlagen, ON sla, Goth slahan to strike, beat ]
Syn. 1. murder, slaughter, massacre, butcher, assassinate. 2. annihilate, ruin.