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See kill . To kill; slay; especially, to kill wantonly, ruthlessly, or in great numbers; massacre: as, to slaughter men in battle. To butcher; kill, as animals for the market or for food: as, to slaughter oxen or sheep. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. noun The extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage. noun The act of killing cattle or other beasts for market....