The meaning of SLAUGHTER is the act of killing; specifically : the butchering of livestock for market. How to use slaughter in a sentence.

1. The killing of animals especially for food. 2. The killing of a large number of people; a massacre: "I could not give my name to aid the slaughter in this war, fought on both sides for grossly material …

SLAUGHTER definition: the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food. See examples of slaughter used in a sentence.

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To slaughter animals such as cows and sheep means to kill them for their meat. Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock. [VERB noun]

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There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun slaughter, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.