slash

slash  (slsh)

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.

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

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slash

Verb

1. to cut (a person or thing) with sharp sweeping strokes

2. to make large gashes in: I slashed the tyres of his van

3. to reduce drastically: to slash costs

4. to criticize harshly

Noun

1. a sharp sweeping stroke

2. a cut made by such a stroke

3. same as solidus

4. Brit slang the act of urinating [origin unknown]

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Slash a large quantity of liquid, as of soup or broth, 1614.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slash - a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" gash, slice, cut wound, lesion - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
	2.	slash - an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
	3.	slash - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information separatrix, virgule, solidus, diagonal, stroke punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
	4.	slash - a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument gash cutting, cut - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
Verb	1.	slash - cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete cut down cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	2.	slash - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" flog, lash, lather, trounce, welt, whip, strap beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" flagellate, scourge - whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" leather - whip with a leather strap horsewhip - whip with a whip intended for horses switch - flog with or as if with a flexible rod cowhide - flog with a cowhide cat - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails birch - whip with a birch twig
	3.	slash - cut open; "she slashed her wrists" gash cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	4.	slash - cut drastically; "Prices were slashed" cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
	5.	slash - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" thrash about, thresh, thresh about, jactitate, thrash, convulse, toss shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" whip - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"

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slash

verb 1. cut, slit, gash, lacerate, score, rend, rip, hack

verb 2. reduce, cut, decrease, drop, lower, moderate, diminish, cut down, lessen, curtail

noun 3. cut, slit, gash, rent, rip, incision, laceration

Translations

slash [slæʃ] vt → acuchillar;

(fig) [+ prices]; quemar

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slash [slæʃ] vt → entailler, taillader (fig) [+ prices]; casser

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slash [slæʃ] vt → aufschlitzen (fig) (prices) → radikal senken;

to slash one's wrists → sich dat die Pulsadern aufschneiden

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slash [slæʃ] vt → squarciare [+ face]; sfregiare;

(fig) [+ prices]; ridurre drasticamente, tagliare

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slash

v slash [slӕʃ]

1 to make long cuts in (cloth etc) He slashed his victim's face with a razor. sny جُرْح طَويل في الجِلْد разрязвам pořezat snitte aufschlitzen σκίζω, πετσοκόβω dar un tajo, rajar (lõhki) lõikama چاك دادن viiltää taillader לַחתוֹך काटना razrezati, rasporiti (fel)hasít menyayat rista sfregiare; squarciare 深く切る (칼 등으로) ...을 썩 베다, 난도질하다 (su)pjaustyti, (su)raižyti []šķelt; []cirst; sakapāt (ar nazi u.tml.) menyayat kerven splitte, flenge ciachnąć golpear a cresta разрезать; поранить prerezať, (roz)seknúť razparati raseći skära (rista, fläka) upp (sönder) ฟัน şiddetle vurmak 拉一大口子 порізати شگاف ڈالنا rạch, cắt 拉一大口子

2 (withat) to strike out violently at (something) He slashed at the bush angrily with a stick. sny, kap يُهاجِم أو يَضْرُب بِشِدَّه шибам mlátit slå efter hauen μαστιγώνω golpear taguma زخم زبان زدن sivaltaa cingler לְהַצלִיף जोर से चोट करना zamahnuti (nožem), mlatiti oko sebe odacsap memukul höggva colpire 打つ 후려치다 rėžti, kirsti cirst; kapāt memukul erop inhakken hogge løs på walić golpear a plesni хлестать, бить mlátiť usekati po mlatarati slå [] mot (omkring sig) เฉือน vurmak 揮擊 хльостати زور سے وار کرنا quất, quật 挥击

3 to reduce greatly A notice in the shop window read `Prices slashed!' verminder يُخَفِّض الأسْعار намалям рязко snížit skære kraftigt ned stark reduzieren τσεκουρώνω (μτφ.), μειώνω δραστικά rebajar, reducir (tunduvalt) alandama, vähendama تخفيف حسابي دادن alentaa huomattavasti réduire לְקַצֵץ जबरदस्त कटौती करना drastično sniziti (cijenu) nagy árleszállítás(t hajt végre) menurunkan lækka stórlega ridurre 대폭 삭감하다 smarkiai sumažinti ievērojami pazemināt/samazināt mengurangkan drastisch verlagen skjære drastisk ned på obniżać reduzir a reduce сокращать, урезывать znížiť hudo znižati naglo pasti sänka (skära ner) kraftigt ตัดทอน çok azaltmak 大幅度削減(減少) скорочувати; знижувати قیمتیں گھٹانا giảm, hạ bớt 大幅度削减（减少）

n

1 a long cut or slit. sny جُرْح طَويل разрез (zá)řez, sek snit der Schlitz σχισμή, σκίσιμο tajo, cuchillada lõige چاك viilto entaille חֲתָך चीरा porezotina, dubok rez vágás sayatan skurður sfregio; squarcio 下げる (칼로) 휙 베기 pjūvis (zobena u.tml.) cirtiens belah snee snitt, splitt; nedskjæring rozcięcie golpe tăietură глубокий порез, рубец (zá)rez, sek zareza posekotina skåra, hack รอยฟัน kesik 長縫(口) поздовжній розріз چرکا، شگاف vết chém , vết rạch 长缝（口）

2 a sweeping blow. kap ضَربَةٌ قَوِيَّه удар dlouhá řezná rána hug der Hieb γρήγορο χτύπημα golpe nähvak صدای جارو زدن sivallus entaille הַצלָפָה एक जोरदार घूंसा udarac suhintás pukulan högg colpo 一撃 일격, 후려치기 kirtis, smūgis sitiens pukulan houw hogg, kutt cios, ciachnięcie golpe crestătură резкий удар (dlhá) rezná rana udarec udarac hugg, slag การลดราคาอย่างมโหฬาร şiddetli darbe 揮擊 удар з плеча زوردار وار đống cành lá cắt 挥击