gash

¹gash

noun \ˈgash\

Definition of GASH

1

: a deep long cut in flesh

2

: a deep narrow depression or cut <cut a gash through the forest> <a gash in the hull>

Examples of GASH

1. The dog had a bad gash in his leg.
2. The iceberg made a gash in the hull of the ship.

First Known Use of GASH

1548

Related to GASH

Synonyms

incision, laceration, rent, rip, slash, slit, tear

Related Words

abrasion, score, scrape, scratch; injury, wound; crack, fracture, rupture, snag

Rhymes with GASH

Asch, ash, bash, brash, cache, cash, clash, crash, dash, fash, flash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, pash, plash, rash, sash, slash, smash, splash, stash, thrash, thresh, trash

²gash

verb

Definition of GASH

transitive verb

: to make a gash in

intransitive verb

: to make a gash : cut

Examples of GASH

1. The knife slipped and gashed his finger.
2. <her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment>

Origin of GASH

alteration of Middle English garsen, from Anglo-French garser to nip, scratch, from Vulgar Latin *charissare, from Greek charassein to scratch, engrave

First Known Use: 1566

Related to GASH

Synonyms

cut, incise, rip, shear, slash, slice, slit

Related Words

crosscut, hacksaw, saw, scissor; cleave, rive, split; pierce, stab; bruise, butcher, hack, haggle, lacerate, mangle; rend, tear; carve, chip, chisel, notch; anatomize, dissect, section; chop, dice, mince; amputate, cut off, sever

³gash

adjective

Definition of GASH

1

chiefly Scottish : knowing, witty

2

chiefly Scottish : well-dressed : trim

Origin of GASH

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1706