slaughter
Pronunciation: [ˈslɔːtər]
Context: “animals, food”
(verb) to kill animals for food. It's what happens when we prepare meat, like getting beef from cows or chicken from hens.
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Farmers slaughter animals to provide meat for grocery stores.
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They do not slaughter animals on this farm; instead, they focus on plant-based foods.
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How do they prepare the meat without slaughtering the animals?
Context: “sports, competition”
(verb) to defeat someone very easily or by a large margin. It's like when one team wins a game by a lot more points than the other team.
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The team slaughtered their opponents in the championship game.
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They did not slaughter the competition; it was a very close match.
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Did they slaughter the other team in that match?
Context: “animals, food”
(noun) the act of killing animals for food. This can also mean the place where this happens, like a slaughterhouse.
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The slaughter of animals is a common practice for food production.
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The humane treatment of animals is important; therefore, the slaughter was done with care.
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What occurs during the slaughter of animals?
Context: “violence, conflict”
(noun) a great or brutal killing of many people. This might happen in wars or serious conflicts where lots of lives are lost.
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The movie depicted the slaughter of innocents during the war.
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There was no slaughter; the conflict ended with a peaceful agreement.
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What historical events are known for their terrible slaughter of civilians?