as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment
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Recent Examples of gash
Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
When the man stepped outside to see what scared the dog, one of three bears a few feet from his back door gashed his face with its massive paw.
—Andrew West, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2018
Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025
Combs' former stylist Deonte Nash, for instance, testified that Combs once threw Ventura Fine's head against a bed frame, causing a gash above her eye.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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Verb
The final blow for Goodwin came in Clemson’s first-round College Football Playoff loss at Texas when the Longhorns gashed the Tigers for 292 yards rushing, the most a Swinney team has given up since 2014 against Georgia.
—Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
When the man stepped outside to see what scared the dog, one of three bears a few feet from his back door gashed his face with its massive paw.
—Andrew West, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2018
Noun
When Jeffrey tried to push past him, Fleming smashed him in the face with the gun, opening up a gash over his eye.
—Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025
Combs' former stylist Deonte Nash, for instance, testified that Combs once threw Ventura Fine's head against a bed frame, causing a gash above her eye.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gash
Verb
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The material is lightweight with short sleeves and slits on each side that provide a great cooling effect when walking.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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The blouse features a hint of a collar, soon-to-be-trending frog enclosures, and slits on the sleeves that mimic the trousers.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, the tennis player was forced to withdraw from the rest of the tournament after struggling with an abdominal tear.—
Jolene Latimer,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Wet Brush Pro Detangler Hair Brush Remember being eight years old, with tears in your eyes as your mom tore through your tangles after bath time?—
Annie Blackman,
Glamour,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To make this má là pig ear recipe, the ears are braised then thinly sliced, their cartilage softening into noodle-like ribbons.—
Jessica Liang,
Saveur,
6 Aug. 2025
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The chicken is sliced and served alongside a half-dome of rice, which is cooked in chicken fat for maximum flavor.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Dollar General warned that accidentally ingesting glass fragments may cause injury, including damage to teeth, mouth and throat, lacerations or perforation of the intestine.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Mogen’s fatal injuries were lacerations to her liver and left lung.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
24 July 2025
Verb
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His left leg, almost ripped from his body, was held in place only by thin tissue.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Nothing rips me out of the ‘cassette futurism’ of this franchise more than clips from a movie that released in 2002.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Federal grants for another pathway into teaching, Americorps’ Teach for America program, were also recently slashed by the Trump administration.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Even at a later point, a constituent said the president unilaterally slashed medical research at the National Institutes of Health and Congress did nothing.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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According to the center's Instagram post, the whale had external superficial cuts, with bruising present in the blubber and muscle in the areas of trauma on the dorsal side.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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An arrest affidavit detailed that Singleton was left bleeding and severely bruised after the fight.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Gash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gash. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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