Slay
11slay — ► VERB (past slew; past part. slain) 1) archaic or literary kill in a violent way. 2) N. Amer. murder. DERIVATIVES slayer noun. ORIGIN Old English …
12slay — [slā] vt. SLEW or for 2 slayed, slain, slaying, slew [ME slean < OE < * slahan, akin to Ger schlagen, Du slagen < IE base * slak , to hit > MIr slacc, sword] 1. to kill or destroy in a violent way 2. Slang to impress, delight, amuse,… …
13slay — [[t]sleɪ[/t]] v. slew, slain, slay•ing 1) to kill by violence 2) to destroy; extinguish 3) inf Slang. to impress strongly; overwhelm, esp. by humor: Your jokes slay me[/ex] 4) Obs. to strike 5) to kill or murder • Etymology: bef. 900; ME sleen,… …
14slay — ash·lu·slay; slay·er; slay; …
15slay — UK [sleɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms slay : present tense I/you/we/they slay he/she/it slays present participle slaying past tense slew UK [sluː] / US [slu] past participle slain UK [sleɪn] / US 1) literary to kill someone in a violent way …
16slay — 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 …
17slay — tv. to overwhelm someone with one’s performance or other excellence. □ These jokes always slay the audience. □ Oh, you slay me with your silly remarks …
18slay — verb (slew; also especially in sense 2 slayed; slain; slaying) Etymology: Middle English slen, from Old English slēan to strike, slay; akin to Old High German slahan to strike, Middle Irish slachta stricken Date: before 12th century transitive… …
19Slay — This unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and belongs to that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. These nicknames were originally given with reference to a… …
20slay — verb Slay is used with these nouns as the object: ↑monster …
