slay

To kill violently.

To overwhelm, as with laughter or love.

The reed of a weavers’ loom.

To strike; smite.

To strike so as to kill; put to death violently, by means of a weapon or otherwise; kill.

To destroy; put an end to; quench; spoil; ruin.

Synonyms Murder, etc. See kill.

To arrange (the warp-threads) in the loom-reed for weaving.

To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to kill; to put an end to; to destroy.

To kill, murder.