Main Entry: ²slit

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): slit; slit·ting

Etymology: Middle English slitten; akin to Middle High German slitzen to slit, Old High German slīzan to tear apart, Old English sciell shell — more at shell

Date: 14th century

1 a : to make a slit in b : to cut off or away : sever c : to form into a slit
2 : to cut into long narrow strips

— slit·ter noun