: 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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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Meghann Fahy turned heads on the red carpet in a black long-sleeve dress with a plunging neckline and a thigh-high slit down the middle.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Essence, 14 Sep. 2025
The ensembles are not athleisure or business casual looks; these are stunts — all leather suits, Louis Vuitton T-shirts and dresses slit up the thighs.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Laying in an almost illusion deconstruction, the black fabric featured cutouts to reveal the white corset beneath the bustline in a plunging V shape and at the sides, along with waist-high slits on either side of the front of the skirt.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Meghann Fahy turned heads on the red carpet in a black long-sleeve dress with a plunging neckline and a thigh-high slit down the middle.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
The color was applied to the top of the nail as a French tip with an empty line slit through the middle.
—Essence, 14 Sep. 2025
The ensembles are not athleisure or business casual looks; these are stunts — all leather suits, Louis Vuitton T-shirts and dresses slit up the thighs.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slit
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“Slit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slit. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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