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   slash

   /slaʃ/

   verb

   • 1. cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword: "for what felt like hours we climbed behind the trackers slashing the undergrowth ahead" Similar cut (open)gashslitsplit openlacerateknifehackmake an incision inscoreriptearliterary:rend
   • ▪ reduce (a price, quantity, etc.) greatly: informal "the workforce has been slashed by 2,000" Similar reducecutdropbring downmark downlowerput downget rid ofaxecutshedloseOpposite raiseput upcreate
   • 2. lash, whip, or thrash: archaic "slash him with bridle-reins and dog-whips!"
   • ▪ crack (a whip): "he slashed his whip so near the horse that the creature was frightened"
   • ▪ criticize severely: "it was Lewes who had slashed the book"

   noun

   • 1. a wide, sweeping stroke made with a knife or sword: "the man took a mighty slash at his head with a large sword"
   • ▪ a long, deep cut made by a knife or sword: "he staggered over with a crimson slash across his temple" Similar cutgashlacerationslithackstrokescoreincisionwoundinjuryriptearrent
   • ▪ a bright patch or flash of colour or light: "the foliage is handsome—yellow and gold with the odd slash of red"
   • 2. an oblique stroke (/) in print or writing, used between alternatives (e.g. and/or), in fractions (e.g. 3/4), in ratios (e.g. miles/day), or between separate elements of a text: "sentence breaks are highlighted by slashes" Similar strokebackslashobliquesolidusdiagonalvirguleslant
   • ▪ a genre of fiction, chiefly published in fanzines or online, in which characters who appear together in film, television, or other popular media, are portrayed as having a sexual, especially gay, relationship: "this year's sleeper hit is a faithful screen adaptation of Star Trek slash fiction"
   • 3. an act of urinating: informal British "Gary went upstairs for a slash"
   • 4. debris resulting from the felling or destruction of trees: North American "the mountainsides were strewn with slash"

   conjunction

   • 1. used to link alternatives or words denoting or describing a dual (or multiple) function or nature: informal "a fashionable theatre-slash-bar-slash-restaurant"

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps imitative, or from Old French esclachier ‘break in pieces’. The noun dates from the late 16th century.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does slash mean in a play?

   • To quickly and violently cut something is to slash it. Sword fighters in a play might just clank their swords together, though they seem to slash each other. After the play is over, the snack stand might slash the price of popcorn. A vandal might slash the tires on people's cars, and a baker will sometimes slash the top of a loaf of bread.

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   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of SLASH is to lash out, cut, or thrash about with or as if with an edged blade.

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   How do you use a slash in a sentence?

   • A slash is conventionally used without spaces between it and the words it connects (although it is also common to see spaces used, especially if one or both of the things being joined contain multiple words). Continue reading... 1. a. To cut or form by cutting with forceful sweeping strokes: slash a path through the underbrush. b.

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   Is slash a noun or noun?

   • Slash is also a noun. If you slash at a person or thing, you quickly hit at them with something such as a knife. He slashed at her, aiming carefully. [VERB + at] To slash something such as costs or jobs means to reduce them by a large amount. Car makers could be forced to slash prices after being accused of overcharging yesterday. [VERB noun]

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