Thesaurus results for GASH

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verb

Definition of gash

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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noun

ˈgash

as in slit

a long deep cut got a gash in his knee that required four stitches

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Recent Examples of gash

Verb

Ever try to slide a piece of old furniture and feel a nail gash your wooden floor? — CBS News, 1 May 2026 Suggs looked down to see that his arm had been gashed open and was dripping blood. — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Noun

The gash on her forehead was determined to be superficial and not a contributing factor in her death. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 The administration maintains that vandals slashed a gash — of varying lengths, from 250 feet to 300 yards — in the pool's foundation, but has not released any clear evidence. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gash

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gash

Verb

In 2014 and 2017, there were very violent protests; people were burned alive, motorcyclists had their throats slit, health centers were set on fire, schools were set on fire.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026
The repeat was a cleaner A-line style with a round neckline, flared sleeves and a center slit through the midi skirt.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Definition of slit

Noun

The chance for McCarthy to lead his hometown team brought the first-year Pittsburgh Steelers coach to tears when he was hired in January.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Were my tears simply the cumulative effect of relaxation, beauty, and time in unusually close quarters with strangers encouraged to be vulnerable?

— Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of tear

Verb

In the fifth, Bregman ripped a sweeper from Jake Bird into the visitors' bullpen in left for a three-run shot to cap the Cubs' four-run inning.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Winds ripped gutters from cottages where staff members live during the school year and tore the face from a clock tower that has stood at the school since its founding more than a century ago.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of rip

Verb

One of those attacks was a bear slashing a man’s chest outside his home in North Canaan.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Faced with federal cuts that slashed billions annually from public healthcare, state legislators touted $250 million Monday in funding to help salvage California’s public hospital system.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026