slachting

Definitions of slachting
  1. noun
    the killing of animals (as for food)
    synonyms: massacre, massamoord, noodslachting, slacht, slachten
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    type of:
    doding, mortificatie
    the act of terminating a life
  2. noun
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
    synonyms: massacre, massamoord, noodslachting
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    types:
    bloedvergieten
    indiscriminate slaughter
    type of:
    doodslag, elimineren, heksentoer, manslag, moord, neervellen, ombrengen, vellen, vermoorden
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
  3. noun
    the business of a butcher
    synonyms: afslachting, bloedbad, hecatombe, moordpartij, slachtpartij
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    type of:
    business, commerce, commercie, handel, handelsverkeer, zaak
    the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
  4. noun
    a sound defeat
    synonyms: afslachting, bloedbad, hecatombe, moordpartij, slachtpartij
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    type of:
    afstraffing, nederlaag
    an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
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