Usually means: Killed violently in large numbers.
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  1. massacred: Merriam-Webster
  2. massacred: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Massacred, massacred: Wordnik
  4. massacred: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. massacred: Wiktionary
  6. Massacred, massacred: Dictionary.com
  7. massacred: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  8. Massacred: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Massacred: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. Massacred: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. massacred: FreeDictionary.org
  12. massacred: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. massacred: Vocabulary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (massacre)

noun:  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.
noun:  (obsolete) Murder.
noun:  (figuratively) Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport.
verb:  (transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.)
verb:  (transitive, figuratively) To win against (an opponent) very decisively.
verb:  (transitive, figuratively) To perform (a work, such as a musical piece or a play) very poorly.
verb:  (transitive, proscribed) To kill with great force or brutality.
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