Definitions for slay

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Spelling: [sley]

IPA: /sleɪ/

Slay is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 27 anagrams from letters in slay (alsy).

Definitions for slay

noun

1. sley.
2. the reed of a loom.
3. the warp count in woven fabrics.
4. British. the lay of a loom.

verb (used with object)

1. to kill by violence.
2. to destroy; extinguish.
3. sley.
4. Slang. to impress strongly; overwhelm, especially by humor: to make a strong impression with:
5. Obsolete. to strike.
6. to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric.

verb (used without object)

1. to kill or murder.
2. Slang. to strongly impress or overwhelm someone:

Origin of slay

before 900; Middle English sleen, slayn, Old English slēan; cognate with Dutch slaan, German schlagen, Old Norse slā, Gothic slahan “to strike, beat”

Examples for slay

“It brings me little joy to approach anyone and slay them,” he said.

It was only a matter of time before these two enormous egos would clash—and try to slay each other.

Their initiation is to slay an infant in front of its mother in order to remove any semblance of humanity or emotion.

Sometimes they slay their own wives, and invite their neighbours to the repast.

He will slay more men in a day than a troop of horse in a ten-mile chase.

I will mend the sword and Siegfried shall use it to slay the dragon.

Even when she's forced to slay a dragon, she's on autopilot, going through the motions.

When Cain wished to slay his brother, he was at no loss for a weapon.

But because these tax cuts have powerful, well-connected constituencies, it has been difficult to slay them.

The sphinx did not slay herself until her riddle had been guessed.