slash

(slăsh)

v., slashed, slash·ing, slash·es.

v.tr.

1. To cut or form by cutting with forceful sweeping strokes: slash a path through the underbrush.
2. To lash with sweeping strokes.
3. To make a gash or gashes in.
4. Sports. To swing a stick at (an opponent) in ice hockey or lacrosse, in violation of the rules.
5. To cut a slit or slits in, especially so as to reveal an underlying color: slash a sleeve.
6. To criticize sharply: The reviewers slashed the composer's work.
7. To reduce or curtail drastically: slash prices for a clearance sale.

v.intr.

1. To make forceful sweeping strokes with or as if with a sharp instrument.
2. To cut one's way with such strokes: We slashed through the dense jungle.

n.

1. A forceful sweeping stroke made with a sharp instrument.
2. A long cut or other opening made by such a stroke; a gash or slit.
3. A decorative slit in a fabric or garment.
4. Branches and other residue left on a forest floor after the cutting of timber.
5. Wet or swampy ground overgrown with bushes and trees. Often used in the plural.
6. Printing. A virgule.

conj. Informal
As well as; and. Used in combination and often rendered as a virgule in print: an actor-slash-writer; a waiter/dancer.

[Perhaps from obsolete French esclachier, to break, variant of esclater, from Old French, from esclat, splinter. See slat.]

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The character /, also called forward slash.

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verb

1. To penetrate with a sharp edge: cut, gash, incise, pierce, slit. See enter/exit, help/harm/harmless.
2. To criticize harshly and devastatingly: blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, rip into, scarify¹, scathe, scorch, score, scourge, slap. Informal roast. Slang slam. Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to. See praise/blame.
3. To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising: chop¹, clip¹, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, lop¹, lower², pare, prune, shear, trim, truncate. See increase/decrease.

noun

1. The result of cutting: cut, gash, incision, slice, slit, split. See enter/exit, help/harm/harmless.
2. An incision, a notch, or a slight cut made with or as if with a knife: score, scotch, scratch. See marks.
3. The act or process of decreasing: abatement, curtailment, cut, cutback, decrease, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drain, reduction, slowdown, taper. See increase/decrease.

v

Definition: cut
Antonyms: fix, mend, sew

v

Definition: reduce greatly
Antonyms: increase, raise

Common name for the slant (‘/’, ASCII 0101111) character. See ASCII for other synonyms.

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sign description: One A-hand makes a slashing motion downward and to the side.

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A radar beacon reply displayed as an elon-gated target on a radarscope.

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noun
noun

1: An act of urinating. (1950 —) .
N. J. Crisp He decided to risk a quick slash, which...he needed (1977). verb intr.

2: To urinate. (1973 —) .
M. Amis If you can slash in my bed...don't tell me you can't suck my cock (1973).

[Perh. from obs. slash noun, a drink, of uncertain origin.]

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For a list of words related to slash, see:

• Injuries and Accidents - slash: long, sweeping deep cut made with blade
• Software, Languages, and Programming - slash: character slanting downward from right to left (/; also called virgule, or solidus)
• Commerce and Trade - slash: (vb) drastically reduce prices
• Punctuation and Diacritics - slash: virgule
• Expressions of Feeling - slash: speak of cuttingly or harshly
• Judgments Pro and Con - slash: criticize cuttingly and harshly
• Comic Sound Effects
• Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - slash: (vb) criticize viciously
• Violent Actions - slash: cut or gash, esp. with sharp blade

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See words rhyming with "slash."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - flænge, slå, hugge, piske, rydde, nedskære drastisk
v. intr. - kritisere sønder og sammen
n. - snit, slag, slids, rydning, nedskæring

idioms:

• slash and burn    svedjebrug

Nederlands (Dutch)
afkraken, in stukken rijten, stuksnijden, houwen, houw, split, jaap, moerasland

Français (French)
v. tr. - balafrer, couper, taillader, réduire (qch) considérablement (des prix), faire des crevés dans, fendre (une jupe), démolir, critiquer
v. intr. - cingler (un gazon), frapper (qch) d'un grand coup, trancher, taillader
n. - balafre, lacération, entaille, (Imprim) barre oblique, (Comm, Fin) réduction, fente (d'une jupe), crevé (d'une manche), (GB) action d'uriner, coup d'épée

idioms:

• slash and burn    (Agric) (culture) sur brûlis

Deutsch (German)
v. - aufschlitzen, schlagen, zusammenstreichen
n. - Schnitt, Hieb, Schlitz, Holztrümmer

idioms:

• slash and burn    Brandrodung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σχίζω, χαράζω με ξυράφι, χαρακώνω, μαστιγώνω, καυτηριάζω, κατακρίνω, περικόπτω, μειώνω δραστικά
n. - σχισμή, εντομή, ξυραφιά, χαρακιά, περικοπή, μείωση, (καθομ.) (ένα) ποτό, (Βρετ., αργκό) κατούρημα

idioms:

• slash and burn    αποχερσώνω

Italiano (Italian)
tagliare (anche di prezzi), stroncare, fendere, sfregiare, frustare, colpo, taglio, squarcio, fenditura, spacco, pisciata (volg.)

idioms:

• slash and burn    mieti e brucia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cortar
n. - barra diagonal (f), fazer um corte longo violentamente, gola em barca (f), reduzir bastante os preços

idioms:

• slash and burn    uma queimada

Русский (Russian)
хлесткий резкий удар, глубокий порез, разрез, вырубка, отходы при лесозаготовках, урезывание, болотистая местность, поросшая кустарником, глубоко ранить, хлестать, резко критиковать, разрезать, щелкать (кнутом), резко сокращать

idioms:

• slash and burn    подсечно-огневое земледелие

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acuchillar, azotar, vapulear, sacrificar, rebajar considerablemente (sueldos, precios)
v. intr. - hacer un golpe cortante
n. - latigazo, reducción, tala, cuchillada, tajo

idioms:

• slash and burn    método de cultivo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rista, skära, hugga, skära sönder, slitsa upp, piska, slå till, göra ner, sänka kraftigt, reducera starkt, avverka, kalhugga, slå blint omkring sig, hugga in på
n. - djup skåra, djupt hack, strimma, slits, snedstreck, kraftig nedgång, oröjt hygge, hyggesavfall, ris

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
砍, 砍伤, 割伤, 砍击, 挥, 猛砍, 乱砍, 猛烈冲打, 挥击, 严厉批评, 抨击, 砍痕, 叉口, 长缝

idioms:

• slash and burn    刀耕火种法, 指把地上的草木烧成灰做成肥料就地挖坑下种的原始耕作方法

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 砍, 砍傷, 割傷, 砍擊, 揮
v. intr. - 猛砍, 亂砍, 猛烈沖打, 揮擊, 嚴厲批評, 抨擊
n. - 猛砍, 亂砍, 砍傷, 砍痕, 揮擊, 叉口, 長縫

idioms:

• slash and burn    刀耕火種法, 指把地上的草木燒成灰做成肥料就地挖坑下種的原始耕作方法

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 휙 베다, 매질하다, (옷의 일부를) 터 놓다
v. intr. - 휙 베어 상처를 내다, 매질하다, (비 등이) 세차게 뿌리다
n. - 휙 베기, (옷의) 탄 곳, 소변

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - さっと切る, 切り付ける, 大幅削減する, たたき付ける, こき下ろす, 切れ込みを入れる, 切り下ろす, 削減する
n. - 打ち下ろすこと, 深い切り傷, 大幅削減, 切り込み, 斜線

idioms:

• slash and burn    完璧に破壊する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجلد, يسوط, يشرط بضربه سيف أو سكين (الاسم) أرض فضاء في غابه مكسوة بالاغصان ألميته, جرح, أرض سبخه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חתך, פצע, שרט, קרע, קיצץ, הוריד מחירים, הצליף בשוט, הכה, תקף, מתח ביקורת, פילס דרך בסכין, קטל‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה חתכים בסכין או בשוט‬
n. - ‮פצע או שריטה שנעשו בסכין או בשוט, לוכסן, קו נטוי, השתנה, הטלת מים, נפולת עצים‬

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