slash

¹slash

verb \ˈslash\

Definition of SLASH

intransitive verb

: to lash out, cut, or thrash about with or as if with an edged blade

transitive 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

Examples of SLASH

1. Someone slashed his car's tires.
2. He threatened to slash the man's throat.
3. She slashed a path through the underbrush.
4. They slashed their way through the jungle.
5. The company has slashed prices to increase sales.
6. Funding for the program was slashed.

Origin of SLASH

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1548

Related to SLASH

Synonyms: gash, incise, rip, shear, cut, 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

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Rhymes with SLASH

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