: 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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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
The untucked shirt met the top of her leather skirt, which cut forward into a clean front slit.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Dec. 2025
Paul Sutter, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Police say when an officer tried to detain him, Cooksey threatened to slit the officer's throat.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Noun
In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nina Dobrev attended the Red Sea International Film Festival in a yellow custom Elie Saab gown with a high slit and long train.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
The untucked shirt met the top of her leather skirt, which cut forward into a clean front slit.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Dec. 2025
Verb
If the experimenter reads the information about which slit the photon passed through, there will never be an interference pattern.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Police say when an officer tried to detain him, Cooksey threatened to slit the officer's throat.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 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 23 Dec. 2025.
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