Lexic.us

Definition of Slash

1. Noun. A wound made by cutting. "He put a bandage over the cut"

2. Verb. Cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete. "They slash the trees"

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

4. Verb. Beat severely with a whip or rod. "They want to slash the prisoners "; "The children were severely trounced"

5. Noun. A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.

6. Verb. Cut open. "They will slash the duet"; "She slashed her wrists"

7. Noun. A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument.

8. Verb. Cut drastically. "Prices were slashed"

9. Verb. Move or stir about violently. "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

Definition of Slash

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

2. 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. n. A long cut; a cut made at random.

4. n. A opening or gap in a forest made by wind, fire, or other destructive agency.

Definition of Slash

1. to cut with violent sweeping strokes [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Slash

1. The unmerchantable material left on site subsequent to harvesting a timber stand, including tops, limbs, cull sections. (05 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slash

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slapstick slapsticks slap on slap together slash (current term) slash (current term) slashed slashed slasher slashers

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