slay
v : kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss
ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {hit}, {dispatch},
{bump off}, {polish off}, {remove}]
[also: {slew}, {slain}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
slew
n : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of
money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must
have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal}, {flock}, {good
deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot}, {mass}, {mess},
{mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile}, {plenty}, {pot},
{quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {spate}, {stack}, {tidy
sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]
v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the
left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the
right" [syn: {swerve}, {sheer}, {curve}, {trend}, {veer},
{slue}, {cut}]
2: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {skid},
{slip}, {slue}, {slide}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
slew
See {slay}
Source: WordNet® 2.0