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What is another word for butchering?

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Verb

Present participle for to slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market

Present participle for to kill, especially on a large scale

Present participle for to ruin something, especially through incompetence

Present participle for to make a long, deep cut in

Present participle for to inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on

Present participle for to cut (the body of an animal) into joints for cooking

Present participle for to abridge or shorten a piece of work

Present participle for to comprehensively defeat

Death or killing on a large scale

An act of cutting or butchering meat

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Present participle for to slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market

“Also, Mr. Clarke can butcher a beast for his shop on a wooden block behind the counter.”

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Present participle for to kill, especially on a large scale

taking someone's life

giving someone the works

terminating with extreme prejudice

vaporizing^US

vaporising^UK

sending to the gas chambers

stamping out

putting paid to

gunning down

wiping from the face of the earth

canceling^US

cancelling^UK

wiping off the face of the earth

killing in the name of

killing in cold blood

sending to kingdom come

moving in for the kill

pulverizing^US

thinning out the population of

reducing the numbers of

pulverising^UK

laying waste

committing genocide

cutting a swath through

levelling^UK

leveling^US

putting the kibosh on

putting out of commission

reducing to rubble

damaging beyond repair

bringing about the downfall of

laying low

weeding out

ripping down

vandalizing^US

putting out of action

vandalising^UK

running onto the rocks

destroying root and branch

rubbing off

removing all traces of

bluing pencil

blocking out

wiping off face of earth

raining on someone's parade

throwing a spanner in the works

rendering ineffective

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

canceling out

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“Designed for furious close assault, it is able to butcher swathes of enemy infantry as well as smash its way through barricades with ease.”

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Present participle for to ruin something, especially through incompetence

doing something badly

making a pig's ear of

making a dog's dinner of

throwing into disorder

putting your foot in it

falling flat on face with

ravelling^UK

raveling^US

getting into a tangle

ruffling

making a pig's ear

making a dog's breakfast

making a mess

perplexing

snarling up

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“Yet, for every excellent rendition, there are many artists who butcher the song.”

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Present participle for to make a long, deep cut in

making an incision in

taking a chunk out of

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Present participle for to inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on

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Present participle for to cut (the body of an animal) into joints for cooking

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Present participle for to abridge or shorten a piece of work

Verb

Present participle for to comprehensively defeat

pulverising^UK

pulverizing^US

getting the better of

nosing out

running rings round

wiping the floor with

finishing off

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a hiding

KO'ing

mowing down

putting paid to

running roughshod over

taking it all

taking to the cleaners

walking all over

winning a victory over

bringing someone to their knees

blowing out of the water

turning inside out

picking apart

pwning

gaining a victory over

putting someone in their place

running circles around

getting the upper hand over

immobilising^UK

laying out

rolling over

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Death or killing on a large scale

indiscriminate bloodshed

night of the long knives

indiscriminate killing

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Noun

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An act of cutting or butchering meat

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