slay

v. கொல், அழி, (செய்.) வேட்டையாடி அழிவுசெய்.

Synonyms

servitude confinement imprisonment incarceration subjection serfdom thraldom captivity slavery

Antonyms

freedom liberty independence manumission liberation

Slay, v. t. [imp. Slew; p. p. Slain; p. pr. & vb. n. Slaying.] Etym: [OE. slan, sl, sleen, slee, AS. sleán to strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sla, D. slaan, OS. & OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sla, Dan. slaae, Sw. sl, Goth. slahan; perhaps akin to L. lacerare to tear to pieces, Gr. lacerate. Cf. Slaughter, Sledge a hammer, Sley.] Defn: To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to kill; to put an end to; to destroy. With this sword then will I slay you both. Chaucer. I will slay the last of them with the sword. Amos ix. 1. I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. Shak. Syn. -- To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher.

slay - Similar Words

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