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Meanings of
slay
in English
Portuguese
matar
Catalan
eliminar
Spanish
quitar de enmedio
Back to the meaning
To unlawfully and intentionally kill another human being.
off
hit
murder
remove
dispatch
bump off
polish off
Portuguese
matar
Usage of
slay
in English
1
The people of the city came out in order to
slay
me.
2
For it is the duty of the priest to
slay
the victim.
3
This is to
slay
evil; the other is to make it multiply.
4
And where we had thought to
slay
another, we shall
slay
ourselves.
5
David did not quite
slay
Goliath, but he made him see stars.
6
This one will, in the midst of many kings,
slay
the Kurus.
7
Of all animals the wolf is the shyest and hardest to
slay
.
8
Resolutely the old man walks into the closet to
slay
the doll.
9
Even though passion
slay
me, I shall drive love from my soul.
10
In my judgment, therefore, it will be well to
slay
the brute.
11
Weep with me; beseech thy father that he
slay
not thy sister.
12
This Empress meant to
slay
her pain by working herself to exhaustion.
13
I said I feared it would
slay
any child in any country.
14
Either Shalya will
slay
me in battle or I will
slay
him.
15
The warrior will
slay
of his enemies all his spear can reach.
16
And Dhananjaya continued to
slay
well-decked horsemen and foot-soldiers of the foe.
Other examples for "slay"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
slay
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
slay the dragon
slay a man
slay so
slay such
slay animals
More collocations
Translations for
slay
Portuguese
matar
assassinar
Catalan
eliminar
treure de'n mig
carregar-se
assassinar
Spanish
quitar de enmedio
echarse
borrar
eliminar
cargarse
asesinar
despachar
matar violentamente
Slay
through the time
Slay
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common