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
- The dog had a bad gash in his leg.
- The iceberg made a gash in the hull of the ship.
First Known Use of GASH
1548
2gash
verbDefinition of GASH
transitive verb
: to make a gash in
intransitive verb
: to make a gash : cut
Examples of GASH
- The knife slipped and gashed his finger.
- <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
3gash
adjectiveDefinition of GASH
2
chiefly Scottish : well-dressed : trim
Origin of GASH
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1706
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