Slash

[slæʃ]

Definition

(noun.) a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument.

(noun.) an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind).

(verb.) cut drastically; 'Prices were slashed'.

(verb.) cut open; 'she slashed her wrists'.

(verb.) cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete.

Inputed by Dustin--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.

(v. t.) To lash; to ply the whip to.

(v. t.) To crack or snap, as a whip.

(v. i.) To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut hastily and carelessly.

(n.) A long cut; a cut made at random.

(n.) A large slit in the material of any garment, made to show the lining through the openings.

(n.) Swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes.

Edited by Annabel

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Slit.

n. Slit, long cut.

Checked by Debs

Definition

v.i. (Scot.) to work in wet.—n. a large quantity of watery food as broth &c.—adj. Slash′y dirty muddy.

v.t. to cut by striking with violence and at random: to make long cuts: to ornament by cutting slits in the cloth in order to show some fine material underneath.—v.i. to strike violently and at random with an edged instrument: to strike right and left: to move rapidly.—n. a long cut: a cut at random: a cut in cloth to show colours underneath: a stripe on a non-commissioned officer's sleeve: a clearing in a wood.—adj. Slashed cut with slashes: gashed.—ns. Slash′er anything which slashes; Slash′ing a slash in a garment: the felling of trees as a military obstacle also the trees so felled.—adj. cutting mercilessly unsparing: dashing: very big slapping.

Typed by Jennifer