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
Synonyms
Examples of gash in a Sentence
Noun
The dog had a bad gash in his leg.
The iceberg made a gash in the hull of the ship.
Verb
The knife slipped and gashed his finger.
her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment
Recent Examples on the Web
Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
After the suspect was arrested, the girl was examined by medics and found with a small gash that did not require medical attention.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
Sarah Kelly, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
In that game, their rush defense was gashed; the Texans, however, will present a totally different defensive challenge.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
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Noun
The gashes reminded him of those in paintings by Lucio Fontana, a modernist known for slashing his monochromatic paintings, and the worker ended up borrowing Fontana’s name as a moniker.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
After the suspect was arrested, the girl was examined by medics and found with a small gash that did not require medical attention.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
Verb
Troy Renck, sports columnist: Broncos defense gashed in first quarter.
—Sarah Kelly, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
In that game, their rush defense was gashed; the Texans, however, will present a totally different defensive challenge.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Another even larger gash oozes blood over his right ear—likely the dagger work of a shattered rearview mirror.
—Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
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“Gash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gash. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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gash
1 of 2 noun
: a long deep cut
gash
2 of 2 verb
: to make a long deep cut in
Medical Definition
gash
2 of 2 noun
: a deep long cut especially in flesh
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