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slash

/slæʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Slash means: beat severely with a whip or rod.

Synonyms for slash28

noun, as in a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information

solidus, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix

noun, as in a wound made by cutting

cut, gash, slice

noun, as in a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

gash

verb, as in beat severely with a whip or rod

flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, strap, trounce

verb, as in move or stir about violently

convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, toss, jactitate

verb, as in cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

cut down

verb, as in cut open

gash

also used for slash

scourge, crack, or, and, and/or

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What does slash mean?9

verb

1

beat severely with a whip or rod“The teacher often flogged the students”

2

move or stir about violently“The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed”

3

cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

4

cut open“she slashed her wrists”

5

cut drastically“Prices were slashed”

noun

1

a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information

2

a wound made by cutting“he put a bandage over the cut”

3

a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

4

an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with slash?19

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Slash in a sentence

  • Use a forward slash in the URL, not a backward slash.mccarras
  • Gunter used a huge knife to slash Amelia's tires.Amastan
  • I'm dying for a slash and I can't find a toilet.sundown
  • The move has sparked alarm and is intensifying efforts to slash energy consumption and find alternatives.Cangarejo
  • The U.S. should slash its military budget in half.shekitten
  • The U.S. should slash its military budget.shekitten
  • Tom returned that night to slash his neighbor's tires.ddnktr

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of slash

as a noun

plural
slashes

as a verb

past tense
slashed
present participle
slashing
third-person singular
slashes
past participle
slashed