Meaning & Definition of Slash in English
English⟶
Slash
/slæʃ/
noun
1. A wound made by cutting
- "He put a bandage over the cut"
synonym:
- cut,
- gash,
- slash,
- slice
2. An open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
synonym:
- slash
3. A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
synonym:
- solidus,
- slash,
- virgule,
- diagonal,
- stroke,
- separatrix
4. A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
synonym:
- slash,
- gash
verb
1. Cut with sweeping strokes
- As with an ax or machete
synonym:
- slash,
- cut down
2. Beat severely with a whip or rod
- "The teacher often flogged the students"
- "The children were severely trounced"
synonym:
- flog,
- welt,
- whip,
- lather,
- lash,
- slash,
- strap,
- trounce
3. Cut open
- "She slashed her wrists"
synonym:
- slash,
- gash
4. Cut drastically
- "Prices were slashed"
synonym:
- slash
5. Move or stir about violently
- "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
synonym:
- convulse,
- thresh,
- thresh about,
- thrash,
- thrash about,
- slash,
- toss,
- jactitate