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noun

ˈslit How to pronounce slit (audio)
Definition of slitnext
as in tear
a long deep cut made a slit in the fabric about nine inches long

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verb

as in to slice
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) I slit my finger open while cleaning up the broken glass

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Recent Examples of slit
Noun
John Whitney was this experimental filmmaker who had developed this technique called ‘slit scan,’ which would be a key element to the ‘Stargate’ sequence. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 The double-slit experiment, for example, is a classic setup where scientists send particles through two gaps in a screen and observe a resulting interference pattern, proving that the particles act as waves. — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
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 And when her enemies slept, her forces crept into their camps and slit their throats. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for slit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slit
  1. tear
  2. slice
  3. incision
  4. slash
  5. gash
  6. rip
  7. cut
  8. pierce
Noun
  • Like Linda, other community members wiped tears from their faces and embraced one another as photos and videos of Noel appeared on a stage screen.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
  • By Monday, the girl who cried all those tears on her guitar will be both the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall, and youngest-member of the Nashville edition.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of tear
Verb
  • Greece's prime minister rejected a maritime agreement between Libya and Turkey, which slices ownership of part of the eastern Mediterranean Sea between the two countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of slice
Noun
  • During that second procedure, the providers performed an incision and drainage on the infection.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Christie learned to steel herself and would avert her eyes during knife incisions.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of incision
Verb
  • The method is precise, but the effect is unruly, as if the chainsaws are really back there somewhere inside the speaker, about to slash through the cone.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Waste disposal alternatives ​Meanwhile, other labs across America are looking at alternative nuclear fuel recycling technologies to slash the radioactive waste storage from thousands of years to just hundreds.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of slash
Noun
  • Hospital pictures displayed in court later showed the child appeared to have a large horizontal gash from one end of the forehead to the other, in addition to several bruises.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The attack left the victim with a roughly 10-inch gash, police said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of gash
Verb
  • He's covered some of the biggest events throughout the city and our region, from the death of Freddie Gray, to mass shootings in Harford County, to the EF-2 tornado that ripped through the Eastern Shore.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But after Vucic conceded defeat Sunday evening, ecstatic young revelers filled the streets of Belgrade and ripped down the cordons around the encampment known as Caciland.
    — JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of rip
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
  • No wonder some of the film’s most piercing moments are on the periphery.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
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