slash

verb

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\ ˈslash

slashed; slashing; slashes

Definition of slash

(Entry 1 of 3)

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 (something, such as a garment) so as to reveal a color beneath

4 : to criticize cuttingly

5 : to reduce sharply : cut

slash

noun (1)

Definition of slash (Entry 2 of 3)

1 : the act of slashing also : a long cut or stroke made by or as if by slashing

2 : an ornamental slit in a garment

3a : an open tract in a forest strewn with debris (as from logging)

b : the debris in such a tract

4 : a mark / used typically to denote "or" (as in and/or), "and or" (as in straggler/deserter), or "per" (as in feet/second)

— called also diagonal, slant, solidus, virgule

5 or slash fiction : a genre of fan fiction which features a romantic pairing of two usually male fictional characters who are not romantically connected in the original work of fiction If women are the prime producers of the stuff, one would imagine that slash would be as full of male-female fantasies as male-male fantasies, but that's not the case.— Owen Smith Here's a sampling of Harry Potter slash, taken from a novella called "Irresistible Poison," about a budding romance between Harry and his archenemy Draco Malfoy.— Christopher Noxon I don't know whether Moody has read Kirk/Spock slash fiction, either, but I bet he's heard of it …— Elizabeth Hand

slash

noun (2)

Definition of slash (Entry 3 of 3)

: a low swampy area often overgrown with brush

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Examples of slash in a Sentence

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