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slash - Dictionary definition and meaning for slash

SLASH

  • (noun) a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

    synonyms : gash

  • (noun) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

    synonyms : diagonal , separatrix , solidus , stroke , virgule

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

  • (noun) a wound made by cutting

    "he put a bandage over the cut"

    synonyms : cut , gash , slice

  • (verb) cut drastically

    "Prices were slashed"

  • (verb) cut open

    "she slashed her wrists"

    synonyms : gash

  • (verb) cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

    synonyms : cut down

  • (verb) beat severely with a whip or rod

    "The teacher often flogged the students", "The children were severely trounced"

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

  • (verb) move or stir about violently

    "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

    synonyms : convulse , jactitate , thrash , thrash about , thresh , thresh about , toss

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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