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slash meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of slash at MeaningMonkey.org. slash meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.SLASH noun
Definition of slash (noun)
- a wound made by cutting
- an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
- a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
- synonyms: diagonal, separatrix, solidus, stroke, virgule
- a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
- synonyms: gash
SLASH verb
Definition of slash (verb)
- cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
- synonyms: cut down
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- cut open
- "she slashed her wrists"
- synonyms: gash
- cut drastically
- "Prices were slashed"
- move or stir about violently
- "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
- synonyms: convulse, jactitate, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss
Source: Princeton University Wordnet