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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Slay \Slay\, verb (used with an object) [imp. {Slew}; p. p. {Slain}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slaying}.] [OE. slan, sl?n, sleen, slee, AS. sle['a]n to strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sl[=a], D. slaan, OS. & OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sl[=a], Dan. slaae, Sw. sl?, Goth. slahan; perhaps akin to L. lacerare to tear to pieces, Gr. ????, E. lacerate. Cf. {Slaughter}, {Sledge} a hammer, {Sley}.] To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to kill; to put an end to; to destroy.
With this sword then will I slay you both. --Chaucer.
I will slay the last of them with the sword. --Amos ix. 1.
I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. --Shak.
Syn: To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
slain
adjective: killed; 'slain' is formal or literary as in "slain warriors"; "a picture of St. George and the slain dragon"
noun: people who have been slain (as in battle)
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
slay
verb: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {hit}, {dispatch}, {bump off}, {polish off}, {remove}] [also: {slew}, {slain}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
slain See {slay}
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