slaughter
/ˈslɔːtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण स्लॉटर
वध, क़त्लेआम
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the killing of animals for their meat; the cruel killing of large numbers of people at one time
वध, क़त्लेआम
- the slaughter of innocent people
- Local laws regulate the slaughter of cattle in the market.
- The slaughter of the villagers shocked the world.
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- Strict rules govern the slaughter of animals in the city.
- Historians described the battle as a terrible slaughter.
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[T] ~ sb/sth
to kill an animal, usually for its meat; to kill a large number of people in a cruel way; (informal) to defeat somebody by a large score
वध करना; बुरी तरह हराना
- Thousands were slaughtered in the war.
- India slaughtered the opponents 7–0.
- Poachers slaughtered the elephants for their tusks.
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- The home team slaughtered their rivals 6–0.
- Farmers slaughter the goats before the festival.
Synonyms massacre butcher kill exterminate trounce
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Keep the mass-killing words together: slaughter, massacre (the killing of many people), carnage (the killing of a large number of people, especially in war), genocide (killing a whole race or group), bloodbath.
सामूहिक हत्या के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: slaughter, massacre (बहुत लोगों की हत्या, नरसंहार), carnage (विशेषकर युद्ध में बड़ी संख्या में हत्या), genocide (पूरी जाति या समूह की हत्या), bloodbath।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Like a lamb to the slaughter (without knowing that something bad is going to happen).
Idiom 'like a lamb to the slaughter' (बिना जाने कि कुछ बुरा होने वाला है)।
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General knowledge
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919.
जलियाँवाला बाग़ हत्याकांड 13 अप्रैल 1919 को हुआ।