Slash Definition & Meaning

slash
noun
  1. a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
  2. an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
  3. a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
  4. a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
verb
  1. cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
  2. beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
  3. cut open; "she slashed her wrists"
  4. cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"
  5. move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

Synonyms for slash

convulse verb

make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd" be overcome with laughter move or stir about

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cut adj

separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument; "the cut surface was mottled

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diagonal adj

connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face

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flog verb

beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students

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gash noun

a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or

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lash noun

any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids leather strip that forms the flexible part of a

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lather noun

the froth produced by soaps or detergents agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew

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separatrix noun

a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

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slashing adj

as if striking with slashing blows; "his slashing demon- ridden cadenza"

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slice noun

a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

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"Slash" in song lyrics

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  • "Scheamin on suicide to play post I slash"
    3rd Bass — Soul in the Hole
  • "All that means is smash a rapper, bash a rapper, rapper slash"
    Aceyalone — Serve & Protect
  • "I keep the mic like glass, because I slash"
    Akinyele — The Bomb

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Frequently asked questions

What does slash mean?
a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" cut open; "she slashed her wrists" cut drastically
What part of speech is slash?
Slash is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does slash have?
Slash has 9 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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