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Massacre

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Noun

1. butchery, carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter

the savage and excessive killing of many people

Verb

2. massacre, mow down, slaughter

kill a large number of people indiscriminately

Example Sentences:
'The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Massacre

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noun
1. 
the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people, as in battle
2. informal
an overwhelming defeat, as in a game
verb (transitive)
3. 
to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers
4. informal
to defeat overwhelmingly

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Massacre

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noun
1. 
a. 
the indiscriminate, merciless killing of a number of human beings
b. 
a large-scale slaughter of animals
2.  Informal
an overwhelming defeat, as in sports
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmassacred (ˈmæsəkərd ; masˈəkərd) or ˈmassacring (ˈmæsəkərɪŋ ; masˈəkəriŋ; ˈmæsəkrɪŋ ; masˈəkriŋ)
3. 
to kill indiscriminately and mercilessly and in large numbers
4.  Informal
to defeat overwhelmingly

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Massacre

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tr.v. mas·sa·cred (-kərd), mas·sa·cring (-krĭng, -kər-ĭng), mas·sa·cres
1. To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.
2. Informal To defeat decisively.
3. Informal To botch; bungle: massacred the French language trying to order dinner.
n.
1. The act or an instance of killing a large number of humans indiscriminately and cruelly.
2. The slaughter of a large number of animals.
3. Informal A severe defeat, as in a sports event.

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