v. t. | 1. | To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits. |
2. | To lash; to ply the whip to. | |
3. | To crack or snap, as a whip. | |
v. i. | 1. | To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut hastily and carelessly. |
n. | 1. | A long cut; a cut made at random. |
2. | A large slit in the material of any garment, made to show the lining through the openings. | |
3. | Swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes. | |
4. | A opening or gap in a forest made by wind, fire, or other destructive agency. |
Noun | 1. | slash - a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" |
2. | slash - an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) | |
3. | slash - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | |
4. | slash - a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument Synonyms: gash | |
Verb | 1. | slash - cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete Synonyms: cut down |
2. | slash - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" | |
3. | slash - cut open; "she slashed her wrists" Synonyms: gash | |
4. | slash - cut drastically; "Prices were slashed" | |
5. | slash - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" |
slash - oblique stroke |