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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A massacre; the killing of a large number of people
  • A rout or decisive defeat
  • uncountable The killing of animals, generally for food

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Verb:

  • transitive To butcher animals, generally for food
  • transitive To kill in a particularly brutal manner
  • transitive To massacre people in large numbers

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