slay

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part of speech:	verb
inflections:	slays, slaying, slew, slain
definition:	to kill deliberately and violently. The knight slew the dragon. synonyms: murder similar words: assassinate, destroy, execute, kill, slaughter

Homophone Note

Are you looking for the word sleigh (a horse-drawn sled)? Slay and sleigh sound alike but have different meanings.

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