Verb

1. To kill, murder.

   The knight slew the dragon.

   Our foes must all be slain.

2. To eradicate or stamp out.

   You must slay these thoughts.

3. To defeat, overcome
4. To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter

   Ha ha! You slay me!

Usage notes

• The alternative past tense and past participle form "slayed" is most strongly associated with the slang sense, "to delight or overwhelm":

  • In recent use, "slayed" is also often found associated with the other senses as well. However, this is widely considered nonstandard.
  • A review of US usage 2000-2009 in COCA suggests that "slayed" is increasing in popularity, but remains less common than "slew". It is very rare in UK usage (BNC).

  
  

  Synonyms

  kill, murder, assassinate conquer, defeat, overcome kill, hit it out of the park