To murder; of socially prominent persons.
1. To injure or destroy unexpectedly and treacherously
2. To murder (a usually prominent person) by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons

1. To cause to die; put to death
2. To deprive of life
3. To destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
4. To be fatal
5. To thwart the passage of; SYN. defeat, vote down, vote out.
6. To tire out completely
7. To be the source of great pain for
8. To hit with great force, in sports
9. To cause to cease operating
10. To hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
11. To mark for deletion or rule out; SYN. obliterate, wipe out.
12. To overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration

(Irregular preterit, past participle: slew, slain).
To kill, especially in battle.