slaughter

Noun
  1. The killing of animals (as for food) (synset 100224721)
    is a type of: kill, killing, putting to death - the act of terminating a life
    is a part of: butchering, butchery - the business of a butcher
  2. A sound defeat (synset 107491763)
    is a type of: defeat, licking - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
    same as: debacle, drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, whipping
  3. The savage and excessive killing of many people (synset 100224850)
    is a type of: execution, murder, slaying - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
    subtypes: battue, bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed - indiscriminate slaughter
    specific instances:
    • alamo - a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
    • battle of little bighorn, battle of the little bighorn, custer's last stand, little bighorn - a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command
    same as: butchery, carnage, mass murder, massacre
Verb
  1. Kill (animals) usually for food consumption (synset 201325518)
    "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"
    entail: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
    is a type of: kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
    subtypes: chine - cut through the backbone of an animal
    same as: butcher
  2. Kill a large number of people indiscriminately (synset 200480107)
    "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"
    is a type of: kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
    same as: massacre, mow down

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