Shoot and Slay

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Shoot verb - To strike with a missile from a gun.

Usage example: hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season

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Slay and shoot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slay" instead a verb "Shoot". literary substitute

Nearby Words: shooting, shooter, shooed

Slay verb - To put to death deliberately.

Usage example: vowed to slay without mercy whoever was responsible for murdering his family

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Shoot and slay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shoot" instead a verb "Slay".

Nearby Words: slaying, slayer

person	shoot person	slay person
friend	shoot friend	slay friend
man	shoot man	slay man
people	shoot people	slay people
Other words: men, children, way, boss, father, anyone, opponent, enemy, enemies, soldiers.

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