1
: a deep long cut in flesh
2
: a deep narrow depression or cut
cut a gash through the forest
a gash in the hull
Examples of gash in a Sentence
Noun
The dog had a bad gash in his leg.
The iceberg made a gash in the hull of the ship.
Verb
The knife slipped and gashed his finger.
her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment
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Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
The older victim was also treated for multiple cuts and gashes.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
One fisherman named Akhmad, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, said he was hit by a metal hook and forced to work even after being injured on the job by a load of fish that gashed open his leg to the bone.
—Julie Watson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
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Noun
Across a mile or more of water, the chutes was a white gash against dark-green forest.
—Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
The older victim was also treated for multiple cuts and gashes.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Verb
The Grizzlies gashed Minnesota to the tune of 72 points in the first half, using an up-tempo attack that consistently had the Wolves on their heels.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
One fisherman named Akhmad, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, said he was hit by a metal hook and forced to work even after being injured on the job by a load of fish that gashed open his leg to the bone.
—Julie Watson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Another even larger gash oozes blood over his right ear—likely the dagger work of a shattered rearview mirror.
—Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
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“Gash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gash. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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gash
1 of 2 noun
: a long deep cut
gash
2 of 2 verb
: to make a long deep cut in
Medical Definition
gash
2 of 2 noun
: a deep long cut especially in flesh
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