# slay

Pronunciation: say "SLAY" /sleɪ/

## Verb

1. To kill a person or animal, especially in a deliberate or violent act. *(literary)*
   - Simple: To kill a person or animal, usually in a violent way.
   - _Legend says the saint slew a fearsome dragon by the river._
   - _In old legends, knights ride out to slay whatever beast threatens the kingdom._
2. To impress or amaze people through sheer excellence; to do something exceptionally well. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To do something extremely well, or to impress people a lot.
   - _Performers who truly slay can silence a noisy room in seconds._
   - _She slayed the final round and walked away with the crown._
4. To eradicate or stamp out something entirely, as one might an evil or a scourge. *(literary)*
   - Simple: To wipe out something completely, like a disease or an evil.
5. To defeat or overcome an opponent in a competition or contest. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To beat someone in a game, match, or contest.
   - _The underdogs slayed the defending champions in straight sets._
   - _If we slay them in the next match, we top the table._
6. To delight or overwhelm someone, especially by making them laugh hard. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To make someone laugh very hard, or to delight them a lot.
   - _"Oh, stop it, you slay me," she gasped, wiping tears from her eyes._
   - _My brother's impression of our old math teacher slays me every single time._
8. To have sexual intercourse with someone. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To have sex with someone.

## Interjection

3. An exclamation of enthusiastic approval or admiration, said in response to something impressive. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Said to show that you think something is great or impressive.
   - _Slay! You handled that interview like a pro._
   - _She showed off her new haircut, and her friends shouted, "Slay!"_

## Noun

7. Something regarded as excellent, impressive, or highly fashionable. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A thing that is really great, cool, or stylish.
   - _Her entrance in that gown was an absolute slay._
   - _The whole album is a slay from start to finish._

## Other meanings

- (noun) Alternative form of sley: the reed of a loom, the comb-like frame that spaces the warp threads and beats each weft thread into place.

## Origin

From Middle English sleen, from Old English slēan ("to strike, beat, smite, slay, kill"), from Proto-Germanic *slahaną ("to hit, strike, kill") and ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to hit, strike, throw." It is related to German schlagen ("to beat, hit, strike") and to the English words slaughter and onslaught.

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