🔪slaughter

noun/verb
/ˈslɔː.tər/

Meaning

the killing of animals for food; killing in large numbers violently

Example Sentences

The army slaughtered hundreds of enemy soldiers.

Example Expressions

like lambs to the slaughter

Synonyms

massacre, killing, butchery, annihilation

Antonyms

rescue, save, spare

Collocations

slaughter animals, mass slaughter, slaughter house, like lambs to the slaughter

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