verb

1. To kill, murder.

   “Our foes must all be slain.”

2. To eradicate or stamp out.

   “You must slay these thoughts.”

3. (by extension) To defeat, overcome (in a competition or contest).

   “1956, “Giants Slay Bears in Pro Title Battle”, in Lodi News-Sentinel, 1956 December 31, page 8.”

Synonyms: coitize, go to bed with, sleep with, conquer, defeat, overcome, assassinate, kill

noun

1. Killing, especially the murder of a human.

   “The slaying of the civil rights activist brought a storm of protest.”