[slay] vb slew also esp in sense
2. slayed ; slain ; slay.ing [ME slen, fr. OE slean to strike, slay; akin to OHG slahan to strike, MIr slachta stricken] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to kill violently, wantonly, or in great numbers; broadly: to strike down: kill
2: to delight or amuse immensely "~ed the audience" ~ vi: kill, murder syn see kill -- slay.er n