HyperDic: slaying

English > 1 sense of the word slaying:
NOUNactslaying, murder, executionunlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
slaying > pronunciation
Soundssley'ihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > slaying: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningunlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being.
Synonymsmurder, execution
Narrowerassassinationmurder of a public figure by surprise attack
bloodshed, goreThe shedding of blood resulting in murder
contract killingA murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer
dry-gulchingThe act of killing from ambush
elimination, liquidationThe murder of a competitor
filicideThe murder of your own son or daughter
fratricideThe murder of your sibling
hitA murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
infanticidemurdering an infant
lynchingputting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
mariticideThe murder of a husband by his wife
parricideThe murder of your own father or mother
regicideThe act of killing a king
shoot-downmurder by shooting someone down in cold blood
slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage, butcheryThe savage and excessive killing of many people
thuggeemurder and robbery by thugs
tyrannicidekilling a tyrant
uxoricideThe murder of a wife by her husband
BroaderhomicideThe killing of a human being by another human being
Spanishasesinato, homicidio
Catalanassassinat, homicidi
Verbsslaykill intentionally and with premeditation

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