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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
slay .
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Examples
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In the first, Iwein slays the knight Ascalon by the emerald fountain.
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It is so unto the manifestation of the glory of God in public calamities and desolations, when the sword slays suddenly, and destroys the righteous with the wicked.
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In this same frame of mind an intelligent man can go to the theatre and applaud the impossible hero, who with his single sword slays everybody in the play except the equally impossible heroine.
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Which means please, Variety -- don't try to tell us "Kick-Ass" "slays" anything -- even in headline hyperbole.
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Then, his buddy "slays" some trackstands in front of some people on the sidewalk in a fancy-looking neighborhood.
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The main working parts of the loom could be made by almost any ordinary mechanic, but the "slays" were exceedingly tedious and difficult to make; and this gave rise to a new industry, and furnished employment to a "slay maker," who enjoyed quite a monopoly of his line, as he had few competitors.
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'Paranormal Activity' slays 'Saw' with $22 million
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'Paranormal Activity' slays 'Saw' with $22 millionLOS ANGELES - "Paranormal Activity" has won a weekend battle of fright films over part six of the "Saw" franchise.
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'Paranormal Activity' slays 'Saw' with $22 million
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'Paranormal Activity' slays 'Saw' with $22 million
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