The savage killing of many victims

• slaughter

  1. The killing of people in large numbers, as in battle
  2. The killing of animals especially for food.
  3. (Informal) A complete defeat or victory

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  1. The killing of people in large numbers, as in battle
  2. The killing of animals especially for food.
  3. (Informal) A complete defeat or victory

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• pogrom

  1. An organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a minority group, especially one conducted against Jews.
  2. An organized persecution and massacre, often officially prompted, of a minority group, esp. of Jews (as in czarist Russia)

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  1. An organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a minority group, especially one conducted against Jews.
  2. An organized persecution and massacre, often officially prompted, of a minority group, esp. of Jews (as in czarist Russia)

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• carnage

  1. (Obs.) Dead bodies, esp. on a battlefield
  2. Corpses, especially of those killed in battle.
  3. Bloody and extensive slaughter, esp. in battle; bloodshed

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  1. (Obs.) Dead bodies, esp. on a battlefield
  2. Corpses, especially of those killed in battle.
  3. Bloody and extensive slaughter, esp. in battle; bloodshed

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• butchery

  1. The work or business of a butcher
  2. Wanton or cruel killing; carnage.
  3. Brutal bloodshed or slaughter

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  1. The work or business of a butcher
  2. Wanton or cruel killing; carnage.
  3. Brutal bloodshed or slaughter

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• bloodshed

  1. The shedding of blood, especially the injury or killing of people.
  2. Killing in a violent or bloody way

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  1. The shedding of blood, especially the injury or killing of people.
  2. Killing in a violent or bloody way

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• bloodletting

  1. The laying off of personnel or the elimination of resources.
  2. The removal of blood, usually from a vein, as a therapeutic measure.
  3. Bloodshed.

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  1. The laying off of personnel or the elimination of resources.
  2. The removal of blood, usually from a vein, as a therapeutic measure.
  3. Bloodshed.

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• bloodbath

  1. Savage, indiscriminate killing; a massacre.

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  1. Savage, indiscriminate killing; a massacre.

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The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated

• licking

  1. (Slang) A great loss or defeat.
  2. A beating, thrashing, or spanking.
  3. A defeat

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  1. (Slang) A great loss or defeat.
  2. A beating, thrashing, or spanking.
  3. A defeat

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• dusting

  1. (Slang) A beating or defeat:
  2. The act of removing dust from, as a household chore.
  3. A beating.

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  1. (Slang) A beating or defeat:
  2. The act of removing dust from, as a household chore.
  3. A beating.

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• whipping

  1. The action of a person or thing that whips; esp., a flogging or beating, as in punishment
  2. The act of one that whips.
  3. (Countable) A heavy defeat; a thrashing.

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  1. The action of a person or thing that whips; esp., a flogging or beating, as in punishment
  2. The act of one that whips.
  3. (Countable) A heavy defeat; a thrashing.

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• trimming

  1. (Old, Informal) A beating; thrashing
  2. (Informal) A sound defeat, beating, or punishment.
  3. A decisive defeat

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  1. (Old, Informal) A beating; thrashing
  2. (Informal) A sound defeat, beating, or punishment.
  3. A decisive defeat

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• vanquishment

  1. The state of being vanquished

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  1. The state of being vanquished

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• thrashing

  1. A beating, especially a severe one
  2. A beating; flogging
  3. A heavy defeat

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  1. A beating, especially a severe one
  2. A beating; flogging
  3. A heavy defeat

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• rout

  1. A disorderly retreat or flight following defeat.
  2. A disorderly flight or retreat, as of defeated troops
  3. An overwhelming defeat

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  1. A disorderly retreat or flight following defeat.
  2. A disorderly flight or retreat, as of defeated troops
  3. An overwhelming defeat

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• overthrow

  1. An instance of overthrowing, especially one that results in downfall or destruction.
  2. (Sports) A throw that goes too far.
  3. A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force.

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  1. An instance of overthrowing, especially one that results in downfall or destruction.
  2. (Sports) A throw that goes too far.
  3. A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force.

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• drubbing

  1. A severe beating.
  2. A thorough defeat.
  3. A thorough beating or defeat

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  1. A severe beating.
  2. A thorough defeat.
  3. A thorough beating or defeat

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• defeat

  1. The fact of being defeated
  2. The state of being defeated; failure to win:
  3. A coming to naught; frustration:

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  1. The fact of being defeated
  2. The state of being defeated; failure to win:
  3. A coming to naught; frustration:

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• beating

  1. A heavy defeat or setback
  2. A thorough defeat, as in an athletic contest.
  3. A defeat

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  1. A heavy defeat or setback
  2. A thorough defeat, as in an athletic contest.
  3. A defeat

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To kill savagely and indiscriminately

• slaughter

  1. To kill in a violent or brutal manner.
  2. (Informal) To conquer or defeat completely
  3. To kill (animals) especially for food; butcher.

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  1. To kill in a violent or brutal manner.
  2. (Informal) To conquer or defeat completely
  3. To kill (animals) especially for food; butcher.

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• decimate

  1. To select by lot and kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers).
  2. To destroy or kill a large part of (a group of people or organisms).
  3. (Obs.) To take a tenth part of; tithe

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  1. To select by lot and kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers).
  2. To destroy or kill a large part of (a group of people or organisms).
  3. (Obs.) To take a tenth part of; tithe

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• butcher

  1. To kill or dress (animals) for meat
  2. To kill (people, game, etc.) brutally, senselessly, or in large numbers; slaughter
  3. To slaughter or prepare (animals) for market.

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  1. To kill or dress (animals) for meat
  2. To kill (people, game, etc.) brutally, senselessly, or in large numbers; slaughter
  3. To slaughter or prepare (animals) for market.

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• annihilate

  1. To conquer decisively; crush
  2. To destroy completely:
  3. To consider or cause to be of no importance or without effect; nullify

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  1. To conquer decisively; crush
  2. To destroy completely:
  3. To consider or cause to be of no importance or without effect; nullify

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To render totally ineffective by decisive defeat

• smear

  1. To apply by spreading or daubing:
  2. To spread or daub (a surface, for example) with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance.
  3. To apply (a ) to, so as to leave a coating, mark, etc.

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  1. To apply by spreading or daubing:
  2. To spread or daub (a surface, for example) with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance.
  3. To apply (a ) to, so as to leave a coating, mark, etc.

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• shellac

  1. (Informal, US) To inflict a heavy defeat; to drub; to batter. Used primarily in sports and political contexts.
  2. To apply shellac to; cover or varnish with shellac
  3. To coat or finish with shellac.

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  1. (Informal, US) To inflict a heavy defeat; to drub; to batter. Used primarily in sports and political contexts.
  2. To apply shellac to; cover or varnish with shellac
  3. To coat or finish with shellac.

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• cream

  1. To add cream to.
  2. To separate as cream
  3. To cook with cream or a cream sauce

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  1. To add cream to.
  2. To separate as cream
  3. To cook with cream or a cream sauce

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• clobber

  1. To strike with great force
  2. To strike violently and repeatedly; batter or maul.
  3. To beat or hit repeatedly; maul

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  1. To strike with great force
  2. To strike violently and repeatedly; batter or maul.
  3. To beat or hit repeatedly; maul

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• wallop

  1. (Internet) To write a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.
  2. To strike with a hard blow:
  3. To move in a heavy or clumsy manner.

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  1. (Internet) To write a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.
  2. To strike with a hard blow:
  3. To move in a heavy or clumsy manner.

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• vanquish

  1. To conquer or defeat in battle; force into submission
  2. To overcome (a feeling, condition, etc.); suppress
  3. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress:

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  1. To conquer or defeat in battle; force into submission
  2. To overcome (a feeling, condition, etc.); suppress
  3. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress:

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• trounce

  1. To defeat decisively:
  2. To criticize severely:
  3. To beat; thrash; flog

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  1. To defeat decisively:
  2. To criticize severely:
  3. To beat; thrash; flog

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• thrash

  1. To move wildly or violently:
  2. To strike or beat, especially repeatedly with a flail or stick.
  3. To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail:

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  1. To move wildly or violently:
  2. To strike or beat, especially repeatedly with a flail or stick.
  3. To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail:

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• steamroller

  1. To move or proceed with overwhelming or crushing force.
  2. To move with overwhelming force, or use steamroller tactics
  3. To overwhelm or suppress ruthlessly; crush.

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  1. To move or proceed with overwhelming or crushing force.
  2. To move with overwhelming force, or use steamroller tactics
  3. To overwhelm or suppress ruthlessly; crush.

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• smash

  1. To strike with a heavy blow or impact:
  2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
  3. To break or shatter into pieces with noise or violence

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  1. To strike with a heavy blow or impact:
  2. To break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow or collision:
  3. To break or shatter into pieces with noise or violence

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• overwhelm

  1. To defeat completely and decisively:
  2. To present with an excessive amount:
  3. To turn over; upset:

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  1. To defeat completely and decisively:
  2. To present with an excessive amount:
  3. To turn over; upset:

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• overpower

  1. To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.
  2. To dominate because of superior or excessive strength; overwhelm
  3. To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.

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  1. To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.
  2. To dominate because of superior or excessive strength; overwhelm
  3. To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.

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• drub

  1. To defeat soundly in a fight, contest, etc.
  2. To beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash
  3. To thrash with a stick.

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  1. To defeat soundly in a fight, contest, etc.
  2. To beat as with a stick or club; cudgel; thrash
  3. To thrash with a stick.

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• crush

  1. To be or become crushed:
  2. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.
  3. To crumple or rumple:

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  1. To be or become crushed:
  2. To break, pound, or grind (stone or ore, for example) into small fragments or powder.
  3. To crumple or rumple:

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• annihilate

  1. To destroy completely:
  2. To conquer decisively; crush
  3. To consider or cause to be of no importance or without effect; nullify

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  1. To destroy completely:
  2. To conquer decisively; crush
  3. To consider or cause to be of no importance or without effect; nullify

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