gashed

verb

past tense of gash
as in sliced
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 gashed Walker gashed Denver for 173 rushing yards and 191 yards from scrimmage, scoring twice in a 31-10 win. — Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 A week after the defense was gashed by Nebraska, the offense sputtered to find its rhythm. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 And yes, the Lions gashed the Panthers’ secondary pretty bad on the national stage. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026 In last season's game between the Eagles and Bears, the Birds got gashed. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 His fingers have been jammed, his head butted, his eyes gashed. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026 When both gashed their elbow skin open on the 4S Ranch 10U all-star team. — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 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 James Cook’s first carry went for 16 yards around his right tackle, the Broncos were gashed, Bills Mafia smelled blood, and the tone was set. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gashed
  1. sliced
  2. slashed
  3. ripped
  4. cut
  5. pierced
  6. stabbed
  7. slit
Verb
  • The Lakers went to sleep in the second quarter and started to get cooked by the Warriors, watching their big lead get sliced to 53-53 at the half.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Within the first three minutes a guy gets sliced up like a block of cheese by a nefarious wire trap.
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of sliced
Verb
  • In some cases, producers slashed wholesale prices paid by importers in an effort to take on some of the cost associated with a tariff.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • With his tires slashed by Todd and cops en route, Fang selects a glossy red muscle car for his getaway.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of slashed
Verb
  • Old walls that once separated the exam rooms have been ripped down, leaving a large open space.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee Updated November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Roughly two months after fire ripped through Newhall’s historic downtown, four people are under arrest, accused of arson and conspiracy in the devastating blaze.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of ripped
Verb
  • In a pouch-cell demonstration, the battery continued powering an LED even after being folded and cut.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • At least 15 of the 53 donors who gave money this month had no history of state-level political contributions, and many more hadn’t cut checks in at least a decade.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut
Verb
  • The bullet pierced the rear passenger window of Irvine’s car, striking him in the right shoulder and causing his death.
    — Kelsie Cairns , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Cook for 20 minutes, or until the squash falls apart when pierced with a fork.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of pierced
Verb
  • Pierce fled on foot and stabbed an officer in the neck with a knife, prompting authorities to open fire.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Mothers who beat, shook, shot, drowned, strangled, and stabbed their babies.
    — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • Bevins, sung by the tenor Jonah Hoskins, is a young gay man who slit his wrists after being jilted by a lover.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Afterward, Lindsay slit her wrists and neck, then jumped out of a second-story window.
    — Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of slit

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“Gashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gashed. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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