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- verb transitive To
cut down , especially in large numbers. - verb transitive, figuratively, by extension To
kill orslaughter , or toinjure by knocking down, especially in large numbers and in aruthless manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb kill a large number of people indiscriminately
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