: a long narrow cut or opening
slit
adjective
a slit skirt [=a skirt with a vertical slit at the hem]
slit; slitting
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: to cut into long narrow strips
slitter
noun
Examples of slit in a Sentence
Noun
You could see through the slit in the fence.
The skirt has a slit on one side.
a dress with a slit skirt
Verb
I slit the bag open at the top.
The bag of seeds had been slit open.
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Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 1 May 2025
The top portion of the dress featured an intricate embroidered in the center of the bodice, while the bottom was a flowing white skirt with a slit.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 26 Apr. 2025
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
There are no marks on the bones directly attributable to a cause of death, Green said, and the Romans typically killed their sacrifices by slitting their throats or through drowning.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
It’s finished with a half-zip placket, front kangaroo pocket, and side slits.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 1 May 2025
The top portion of the dress featured an intricate embroidered in the center of the bodice, while the bottom was a flowing white skirt with a slit.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
Everyone, even the children, have scars from where the corners of their mouths have been slit up into their cheeks, Joker-style.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
There are no marks on the bones directly attributable to a cause of death, Green said, and the Romans typically killed their sacrifices by slitting their throats or through drowning.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slit
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“Slit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slit. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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