SLAY

[verb] [T] [past simple] slew or slayed, [past participle] slain - (UK and ANZ old use or literary) to kill in a violent way, or (US) to murder(UK esp. old use or literary) St George slew the dragon.(UK esp. old use or literary) He became king after slaying Duncan in battle near Elgin, and in 1050 went on a pilgrimage to Rome.(US) More than half the 23 438 who died as a result of gun incidents were slain by people they knew.(US) He was found slain in an alley in the 900 block of P Street NW, in the city's Shaw section.(US) They tried to organize a memorial service for students slain in the rioting.