slash
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
slashes;
slashed;
slashing
slashes;
slashed;
slashing
Britannica Dictionary definition of SLASH
[+ object]
1
a
:
to make a long cut in (something) with a knife or other sharp weapon
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Someone slashed his car's tires.
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He threatened to slash the man's throat.
b
:
to make (a path) by cutting plants
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She slashed a path through the underbrush.
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They slashed their way through the jungle.
2
:
to reduce (something) by a large amount
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The company has slashed prices to increase sales.
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Funding for the program was slashed.
slash at
[phrasal verb]
slash at (someone or something)
:
to attack (someone or something) violently with a knife or other sharp weapon
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He slashed at me with a knife.
2
slash
/ˈslæʃ/
noun
plural
slashes
2
slash
/ˈslæʃ/
noun
plural
slashes
Britannica Dictionary definition of SLASH
1
[count]
:
a thin and usually long cut made with a knife or other sharp object
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There was a horrible slash on his arm.
2
[count]
:
a quick movement with a sharp knife or weapon to cut someone or something
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He cut my cheek with a quick slash of the knife.
3
[count]
:
a patch or line of bright light or color
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slashes of sunlight on a wall
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a dark painting with a slash of red
4
[count]
:
the mark / that is used to mean “or” (as in and/or), “and or” (as in bottles/cans), or “per” (as in kilometers/hour) or as a division sign in fractions (as in ³/₄)
— called also
slash mark, (British)
oblique
5
[singular]
British slang
:
an act of urinating
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He got out of the car to have/take a slash.
