slay
to kill by violence: In this game, your goal is to slay the evil dragon and take his hoard.
to destroy; extinguish: Together we are slaying our self-doubt and working towards our dreams.
Slang.
to impress strongly and favorably; overwhelm, especially by humor: Your jokes slay me.
to make a strong favorable impression with: She really slayed her performance last night.
Obsolete. to strike.
to kill or murder.
Slang. to have a strong favorable effect; to be remarkably impressive: His whole album slays.
sley.
Idioms about slay
slay the day, to have a good or successful day: I woke up refreshed and ready to slay the day.
Origin of slay
1Other words for slay
Other words from slay
- slay·a·ble, adjective
- slay·er, noun
- un·slay·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby slay
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How to use slay in a sentence
Somewhere in this emerald whirlpool that looks like pixelated glass but feels like a cloud, I hope to find and slay my demons.
Can tripping on ketamine cure PTSD? I decided to try. | Corinne Iozzio | June 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceOrbitz first worked with Thrillist in December as a sponsor — with a mid-six-figure deal — for the brand’s slay Ride, a new annual drag brunch that premiered as a virtual event last year.
Thrillist’s new LGBTQ+ travel channel aims to extend Pride Month ad budgets throughout the year | Kayleigh Barber | June 7, 2021 | DigidayE-bikes can slay those hills, and cruise at 20 miles an hour or faster on level ground.
Intrepid adventurers grind out currency to purchase enchanted armaments from their local outfitters, and delve into dungeons to slay wolves, scorpions and killer robots.
On Discord, bots find a foothold as mini indie success stories | Luke Winkie | March 25, 2021 | Washington PostPartially or fully wiping out federal student loan debt would be a godsend to many Americans but not be enough to slay the fund-eating dragon that has become a many-headed hydra.
Even forgiving student loans won’t solve the higher education funding crisis | Elizabeth Shermer | January 22, 2021 | Washington Post
“It brings me little joy to approach anyone and slay them,” he said.
Their initiation is to slay an infant in front of its mother in order to remove any semblance of humanity or emotion.
But because these tax cuts have powerful, well-connected constituencies, it has been difficult to slay them.
Fiscal Cliff Hostage Situation Day 14: The Thelma & Louise Caucus | Daniel Gross | November 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was only a matter of time before these two enormous egos would clash—and try to slay each other.
Even when she's forced to slay a dragon, she's on autopilot, going through the motions.
On land and in sea the animal creation chase and maim, and slay and devour each other.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordSo we were wroth and made to slay the other baas, but he shot us down with a fire stick and returned to his own country in haste.
Uncanny Tales | VariousHer tragic attitude, her wondrous beauty, awed the men, and they lowered the guns that had been raised to slay the father.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnAnd they shall bring upon thee a multitude, and they shall stone thee with stones, and shall slay thee with their swords.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousWilt thou yet say before them that slay thee: I am God; whereas thou art a man, and not God, in the hand of them that slay thee?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for slay
/ (sleɪ) /
archaic, or literary to kill, esp violently
slang to impress (someone) sexually
obsolete to strike
Origin of slay
1Derived forms of slay
- slayer, noun
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