Synonyms: slaughter, butchery, carnage, mass murder, massacre
Definition: the savage and excessive killing of many people
Similar words: execution, slaying, murder
Definition: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Synonyms: massacre, slaughter, mow down
Definition: kill a large number of people indiscriminately
Usage: The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda
Similar words: kill
Definition: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Usage: This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank; The farmer killed a pig for the holidays