English to English
slash
(sl/&//S/
)
noun (n)
- an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)(noun.object)source: wordnet30
- a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- A long cut; a cut made at random.(noun)source: webster1913
- A opening or gap in a forest made by wind, fire, or other destructive agency.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- cut open(verb.contact)Example:
She slashed her wrists.
source: wordnet30 - cut drastically(verb.change)Example:
Prices were slashed.
source: wordnet30 - move or stir about violently(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.(verb)source: webster1913
- To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut hastily and carelessly.(verb)source: webster1913