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