Sleigh vs Slay - What's the difference?
sleigh | slay |
(obsolete) Sly
A vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods.
To kill, murder.
(literary) To eradicate or stamp out.
(by extension, colloquial) To defeat, overcome.
* 1956', “Giants '''Slay Bears in Pro Title Battle”, in ''Lodi News-Sentinel , 1956 December 31,
* 1985', “Redskins '''slay Giants; Thiesmann shatters leg”, in ''The Gadsden Times , 1985 November 19,
* 1993 , Jack Curry, “
(slang) To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter.
As verbs the difference between sleigh and slay
is that sleigh is to ride or drive a sleigh while slay is to kill, murder.As an adjective sleigh
is sly.As a noun sleigh
is a vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods. contrast "sled", which is smaller.sleigh
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Adjective
(er)Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia sleigh)- Santa travels in a sleigh .
Derived terms
* Nantucket sleigh rideSee also
* sled * sledge * tobogganDerived terms
* sleigherAnagrams
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* English words not following the I before E except after C ruleslay
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Verb
- The knight slew the dragon.
- Our foes must all be slain .
- You must slay these thoughts.
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Yanks’ Bullpen Falls Short Again”, in The New York Times , 1993 April 21:
- The Yankees were actually slayed by two former Yankees because Rich Gossage pitched one scoreless inning in relief of Eckersley to notch his first victory.
- Ha ha! You slay me!
Usage notes
* The alternative past tense and past participle form "slayed" is most strongly associated with the slang sense, "to delight or overwhelm": *: {{quote-book, i2=*::, 1929, Harry Charles Witwer, Yes Man's Landcitation, passage="Cutey, you slayed me !" grins Jackie, working fast. "I guess that's what made the rest of 'em look so bad — you was so good!"}} * In recent use, "slayed" is also often found associated with the other senses as well. However, this is widely considered nonstandard."But slayed cannot be considered established in such use. Whether it eventually becomes established remains to be seen." — '>citation * A review of US usage 2000-2009 in COCA suggests that "slayed" is increasing in popularity, but remains less common than "slew". It is very rare in UK usage (BNC).