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slaugh·ter

slaughter

 
 
pronunciation:
slaw tr
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part of speech: verb
inflections: slaughters, slaughtering, slaughtered
definition: When animals are slaughtered, they are killed by humans for meat.
On this farm, animals are slaughtered in a way that is not cruel.
similar words:
kill
derivations: slaughterous (adj.), slaughterer (n.)
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