- 1slay somebody/something (old-fashioned or literary) to kill someone or something in a war or a fight St. George slew the dragon.
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- 2slay somebody (used especially in newspapers) to murder someone Two passengers were slain by the hijackers.
- 3slay somebody (old-fashioned) (informal) to have a strong effect on someone Those old movies still slay me!
slay
verbNAmE//sleɪ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they slay he / she / it slays
past simple slew
past participle slain
-ing form slaying
noun the drug-related slayings of five peopleSee slay in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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