slay (slays 3rd person present) (slaying present participle) (slew past tense) (slayed past tense & past participle) (slain past participle )
1 verb If someone slays an animal, they kill it in a violent way.
FORMAL ...the hill where St George slew the dragon. V n
2 v-passive If someone has been slain, they have been murdered.
(mainly AM)
Two Australian tourists were slain. be V-ed