: a long narrow cut or opening
slit
adjective
a slit skirt [=a skirt with a vertical slit at the hem]
slit; slitting
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: to cut into long narrow strips
slitter
noun
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.
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Tate McRae appeared at the F1 premiere in London in a black custom Balenciaga gown with a dramatic slit and tie at the waist.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 June 2025
Christine Pelisek, People.com, 15 June 2025
Then, the family members would drag their victim to a hidden cellar on the property and slit the victim’s throat, leaving them there to die.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 1 June 2025
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Noun
Mayan stelae and Melanesian slit gongs share the sunlight from a sloped glass wall abutting Central Park which has been specially reëngineered to protect photosensitive works.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Tate McRae appeared at the F1 premiere in London in a black custom Balenciaga gown with a dramatic slit and tie at the waist.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
Satomi followed her 11-year-old friend to a nearby study room, where — after drawing the curtains — the girl slit Satomi’s throat with a box cutter and kicked her in the head and sides, The Washington Post reported.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 15 June 2025
Then, the family members would drag their victim to a hidden cellar on the property and slit the victim’s throat, leaving them there to die.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 1 June 2025
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“Slit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slit. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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