slash
/slˈæʃ/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
verb
- cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
- beat severely with a whip or rod
“The teacher often flogged the students” - cut open
“she slashed her wrists” - cut drastically
“Prices were slashed” - move or stir about violently
“The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed”
noun
- 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
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