slash

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

:  a low swampy area often overgrown with brush

1 :  to cut or strike at with sweeping blows He slashed the air with his cutlass … — Jon Scieszka, The Not-So-Jolly Roger

2 :  to reduce sharply The store is slashing prices.

1 :  an act of cutting or striking with sweeping strokes

2 :  a long cut or slit made with sweeping blows

3 :  a mark / used to mean “or” (as in and/or), “and or” (as in bottles/cans), or “per” (as in miles/hour)