English Explanatory Dictionary

butchering

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of butcher
noun
  1. The act by which someone or something is butchered.
  2. Dismemberment.
  3. Dismemberment of animals as food.
  4. Dismemberment of humans as manslaughter or murder.
  5. Killing, especially of a human being, regardless of whether any dismemberment is involved.
  6. Botching; a botched job.

Word forms

butchering butcherings

Synonyms

butchery

Derived words

pig butchering
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