Slay /(?)/

Slay

v. t.

imp. Slew; p. p. Slain; p. pr. & vb. n. Slaying

  1. To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to kill; to put an end to; to destroy.
    With this sword then will I slay you both.
    I will slay the last of them with the sword.
    — Amos ix. 1.
    I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk.