teurastus — meaning in English

English meaning

• butchery noun Extremely violent and cruel killing.
• cull verb To select or pick something out from a larger group.
• massacre noun The brutal killing of a large number of people who could not effectively resist.
• slaughter noun The killing of animals for food.

Senses

teurastus is used for these senses in English:

• cull An organized killing of selected animals.
• massacre The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
• slaughter (uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food.
• slaughter A massacre; the killing of a large number of people.
• slaughter A rout or decisive defeat.

butchery — full definition

1. noun Extremely violent and cruel killing.
2. noun A butcher's shop, especially in British English.

cull — full definition

1. verb To select or pick something out from a larger group.
2. verb To reduce the number of animals in a population by killing some of them in a controlled way.
3. noun The organized killing of selected animals to control numbers.

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