to kill by violence.

to destroy; extinguish.

sley.

Informal . to impress strongly; overwhelm, esp. by humor

Your jokes slay me.

Obsolete . to strike.

to kill or murder.

sley.

verb

bear , create , give birth

verb

annihilate , assassinate , butcher , cut off , destroy , dispatch , do * , do away with , do in * , down * , eliminate , erase , execute , exterminate , finish , hit , knock off * , liquidate , massacre , murder , neutralize , put away * , rub out * , slaughter , snuff * , waste * , carry off , cut down , kill , do in , overwhelm , snuff , strike