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 slit2: to cut into long narrow strips

— slit·ter noun