slay [ slay ](pastslew [ sloo ], past participleslain [ slayn ], present participleslay·ing, 3rd person present singularslays)
transitive verb
Definition:
1. kill: to kill a person or animal
(
formal or literary
)
slew the beast with one stroke of his sword
2. (pastslayed, past participleslayed or slain)amuse somebody: to amuse somebody very much
(
informal
)
[ Old English slēan< Germanic, "strike"]
slay·er noun
Spelling Note
Do not confuse the spelling of slay and sleigh, which sound similar. Slay is a verb meaning "kill"; sleigh is a noun denoting "a horse-drawn vehicle used on snow and ice" ("a one-horse open sleigh"), or a verb meaning "move in a sleigh."
