Slain

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Slay \Slay\, v. t. [imp. {Slew}; p. p. {Slain}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Slaying}.] [OE. slan, sl?n, sleen, slee, AS. sle['a]n to
     strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sl[=a], D. slaan, OS. &
     OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sl[=a], Dan. slaae, Sw. sl?,
     Goth. slahan; perhaps akin to L. lacerare to tear to pieces,
     Gr. ????, E. lacerate. Cf. {Slaughter}, {Sledge} a hammer,


     {Sley}.]
     To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to
     kill; to put an end to; to destroy.
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           With this sword then will I slay you both. --Chaucer.
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           I will slay the last of them with the sword. --Amos ix.
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           I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. --Shak.
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     Syn: To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  slain
       adj : killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in "slain
             warriors"; "a picture of St. George and the slain
             dragon"
       n : people who have been slain (as in battle)

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  slay
       v : kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss
           ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {hit}, {dispatch},
            {bump off}, {polish off}, {remove}]
       [also: {slew}, {slain}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  slain
       See {slay}