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slash

Main Entry: ¹slash

Pronunciation: \ˈslash\

Function: verb

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1548

intransitive verb : to lash out, cut, or thrash about with or as if with an edged bladetransitive verb 1 : to cut with or as if with rough sweeping strokes
2 : cane, lash
3 : to cut slits in (as a garment) so as to reveal a color beneath
4 : to criticize cuttingly
5 : to reduce sharply : cut

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