slit

noun

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\ ˈslit

Definition of slit

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a long narrow cut or opening

slit

verb

slit; slitting

Definition of slit (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1a : 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

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Other Words from slit

Noun

slit adjective

a slit skirt [=a skirt with a vertical slit at the hem]

slitless \ ˈslit-ləs

\ adjective

Verb

slitter noun

Synonyms for slit

Synonyms: Noun

Synonyms: Verb

Examples of slit in a Sentence

Noun You could see through the slit in the fence. The skirt has a slit on one side. a dress with a slit skirt Verb I slit the bag open at the top. The bag of seeds had been slit open.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Edwards wore a navy gown with a thigh-high slit, while Oxlade-Chamberlain rocked an all-black ensemble. — Charlotte Walsh, PEOPLE.com, 18 July 2022 The single-sleeve Michael Kors gown was made of shimmering silver material and had a few modern touches, like a side cut-out and a thigh high slit that almost connected with the strategic window. — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 10 July 2022 The trendy jeans are more than $70 off and offer a relaxed vibe with heritage stretch denim and a small knee slit. — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022 Gomez’s floor-length, single-sleeve gown was further embellished with a strategic side cut-out and an extra-high slit. — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 June 2022 Their only connection to the outdoors is a four-inch wide slit that gives them no sense of their own location or even the sun in the sky. — Abigail Glasgow, Vogue, 10 June 2022 In the sultry pics, the star poses in front of a red background while wearing a curve-hugging floral-print dress by Paco Rabanne, featuring a thigh-high slit and ruffled detailing on the sides, and showing a hint of a black lacy bra. — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 June 2022 The curved ceiling cuts the height of the side windows, and the hefty A- and B-pillars shrink their width, while the rear window as viewed through the rearview mirror is a bunker slit. — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2022 Damage on its fin and a slit on the shark's stomach suggested that it was stranded on the beach and died soon after flailing about and swallowing sand, reports Joe Pinkstone for the Telegraph. — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Baum then slit Otteson’s throat, Lewis said, and threw both teenagers into the 1,800-foot shaft, where their bodies were discovered months later, in March 2018. — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 June 2022 Zhuraev’s father told the Mediazona news outlet that his son slit his wrists in protest and tried to hang himself. — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 Baum then slit Otteson’s throat, Lewis said, and threw both teenagers into the 1,800-foot shaft, where their bodies were discovered months later, in March 2018. — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 June 2022 The bride wore a sleek, off-the-shoulder custom Versace dress with a leg-revealing slit up one side and a classic white veil with satin edging. — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 10 June 2022 Nearly a month later, Blinston worked on the home of Sandra George, 82, before allegedly returning to slit her throat as well. — Landon Mion, Fox News, 21 May 2022 Father Jacques Hamel was leading morning Mass in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in July 2016 when two attackers stormed in, forced the 85-year-old to his knees and slit his throat. — Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2022 Baum then slit Otteson’s throat, Lewis said, and threw both teenagers into the 1,800-foot shaft, where their bodies were discovered months later, in March 2018. — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Apr. 2022 Others slit their own throats, cut off their own hands, jumped from windows. — Kristen Green, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2022 See More

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History and Etymology for slit

Noun

Middle English, from slitten

Verb

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