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Meaning of 'slash' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Slash [ n.]
- A long cut; a cut made at random.
- A large slit in the material of any garment, made to show the lining through the openings.
- Swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes.
2 . Slash [ 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.
3 . Slash [ v. t.]
- To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.
- To lash; to ply the whip to.
- To crack or snap, as a whip.

Meaning of 'slash' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . slash [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a wound made by cutting
Example in sentence:
  • he put a bandage over the cut
2 . slash [ v]
Meaning (2):
- cut drastically
Example in sentence:
  • Prices were slashed
Meaning (3):
- cut open
Example in sentence:
  • she slashed her wrists
Meaning (4):
- beat severely with a whip or rod
Example in sentence:
  • The children were severely trounced;
  • The teacher often flogged the students
Meaning (5):
- move or stir about violently
Example in sentence:
  • The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed

Nearby Words:

slab slab-sided slabber slabbered slabberer slabbering slabbery slabbiness slabbing slabby

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