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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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In the distance, a brown gash stretched from the mountaintops to the valley floor.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
A lot went wrong for the Chiefs on the evening, but perhaps their biggest issue was their typically stout defense being gashed for 394 yards, with Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert going 25-for-34 with 318 yards and three touchdowns.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Investigators found all four victims suffered multiple gash wounds to their heads and upper bodies from an ax.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
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Noun
The father had a massively fresh gash, from his right wrist, up across his whole hand, from banging and breaking iron and glass, to save his kinfolk.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
In the distance, a brown gash stretched from the mountaintops to the valley floor.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Buffs bit on a zone-read fake on Delaware’s first drive as tailback Jo Silver opened the game by gashing CU for a 10-yard gain.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
A lot went wrong for the Chiefs on the evening, but perhaps their biggest issue was their typically stout defense being gashed for 394 yards, with Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert going 25-for-34 with 318 yards and three touchdowns.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The latest product off the Mustangs QB factory floor, the 6-foot-6 All-Colorado returnee can squeeze passes (2,383 yards, 70.0% passing in ’24) into tight windows one play, then gash defenses with his legs (111 carries, 701 yards) the next.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Investigators found all four victims suffered multiple gash wounds to their heads and upper bodies from an ax.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
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“Gash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gash. Accessed 8 Sep. 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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