1
: a deep long cut in flesh
2
: a deep narrow depression or cut
cut a gash through the forest
a gash in the hull
Examples of gash in a Sentence
Noun
The dog had a bad gash in his leg.
The iceberg made a gash in the hull of the ship.
Verb
The knife slipped and gashed his finger.
her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
The mugger grabbed the knife and slashed his victim in the face, causing a deep gash.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Bernie was sleeping next to the wall, and two claws had caught him on the hand, gashing his thumb and tearing through the web of flesh between thumb and forefinger.
—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
Kenny Rosarion, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
The latest product off the Mustangs QB factory floor, the 6-foot-6 All-Colorado returnee can squeeze passes (2,383 yards, 70.0% passing in ’24) into tight windows one play, then gash defenses with his legs (111 carries, 701 yards) the next.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Before he was stabbed to death, Valdez allegedly bit the relative who killed him, causing an inches-long gash on the victim’s hand, then attacked the man’s wife who was also in her early 60s, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
The mugger grabbed the knife and slashed his victim in the face, causing a deep gash.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
Both exploited weaknesses in the Rams defense, with Saquon Barkley gashing it in 2024 and Sam Darnold attacking its outside cornerbacks last season.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Bernie was sleeping next to the wall, and two claws had caught him on the hand, gashing his thumb and tearing through the web of flesh between thumb and forefinger.
—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
There has always been a bunch of tepid hitting, and bouncing off with no wrapping up, leading to bushels of gash plays.
—Kenny Rosarion, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
The latest product off the Mustangs QB factory floor, the 6-foot-6 All-Colorado returnee can squeeze passes (2,383 yards, 70.0% passing in ’24) into tight windows one play, then gash defenses with his legs (111 carries, 701 yards) the next.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Gash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gash. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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gash
1 of 2 noun
: a long deep cut
gash
2 of 2 verb
: to make a long deep cut in
Medical Definition
gash
2 of 2 noun
: a deep long cut especially in flesh
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