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slit

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slit  (slt)
n.
A long, straight, narrow cut or opening.
tr.v. slit, slit·ting, slits
1. To make a slit or slits in.
2. To cut lengthwise into strips; split.

[Middle English slitte, from slitten, to split, from Old English sltan, to cut up.]

slitter n.
slitty adj.

slit
Noun
a long narrow cut or opening
Verb
[slitting, slit]
to make a straight long cut in (something) [Old English slītan to slice]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.slitslit - a long narrow opening                
jag - a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
slot - a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot"
vent - a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
2.slitslit - obscene terms for female genitals    
female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny - external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals"
3.slitslit - a depression scratched or carved into a surface
imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
scotch, score - a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
4.slit - a narrow fissure
crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure - a long narrow opening
Verb1.slit - make a clean cut through; "slit her throat"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
2.slit - cut a slit into; "slit the throat of the victim"
incise - make an incision into by carving or cutting

slit
verb 1. cut (open), rip, slash, knife, pierce, lance, gash, split open
Translations
slit [slɪt] nraja (= cut); corte m
vt [pt, pp slit] → rajar, cortar;
to slit sb's throat → cortarle el pescuezo a algn

slit [slɪt] nfente f (= cut); incision f (= tear); déchirure f
vt [slit , pt , pp ] → fendre; couper, inciser; déchirer;
to slit sb's throat → trancher la gorge à qn

slit [slɪt] [slit , pt, pp ] nSchlitz m;
(tear) → Riss m
vtaufschlitzen;
to slit sb's throat → jdm die Kehle aufschlitzen

slit [slɪt] nfessura, fenditura (= cut); taglio (= tear); strappo
vt [pt slit, pp ] → tagliare;
to slit sb's throat → tagliare la gola a qn

slit
v slit [slit]
to make a long cut in She slit the envelope open with a knife. sny يَشُقُّ شقّا طويلا разрязвам rozříznout flænge; sprætte op aufschlitzen σκίζω cortar, rajar lõikama شكاف دادن viiltää fendre, couper לִקרוֹעַ चीरना, शिगाफ डालना rasporiti, razrezati felvág merobek rífa/spretta upp tagliare 切り開く ...을 베어 가르다 prapjauti, prarėžti iešķelt; atgriezt; pārgriezt membuka snijden sprette opp, spalte, flenge rozcinać cortar a des­pica; a tăia разрезать вдоль rozrezať, rozstrihnúť razparati rasporiti sprätta (skära, klippa) upp ตัดเป็นทางยาว uzunlamasına kesmek, yarmak 撕開(長口) розрізати вздовж; нарізати вузькими смужками شگاف لگانا rạch, rọc
n
a long cut; a narrow opening a slit in the material. snit شِقٌّ طويل разрез řez; štěrbina revne der Schlitz σχισμή corte, raja pragu, lõhik شكاف viilto, lovi fente, déchirure שֶׁסַע चीर, शिगाफ raspor, razrez hasíték, rés robekan rifa taglio; squarcio 切れ目 가늘고 길게 째진 곳 pjūvis griezums; šķēlums belah spleet sprekk, splitt, revne rozcięcie fenda fantă, crăpătură разрез, прорезь rez; štrbina zareza, razpoka razrez reva, skåra, snitt รอยกรีดยาว uzun kesik, yarık 狹縫, 裂縫 поздовжній розріз لمبا شگاف đường rạch, khe hở ,


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I lie back in my chair, and by this time she has dropped the letter down the slit.
When he had got a light he saw that she had taken away all her things and the baby's (he had noticed on entering that the go-cart was not in its usual place on the landing, but thought Mildred had taken the baby out;) and all the things on the washing-stand had been broken, a knife had been drawn cross-ways through the seats of the two chairs, the pillow had been slit open, there were large gashes in the sheets and the counterpane, the looking-glass appeared to have been broken with a hammer.
But Delcarte's search was not without results, for above Snider's heart was a wound, a slit about an inch in length--such a slit as a sharp knife would make, and in the dead fingers of one hand was clutched a strand of long brown hair--Victory's hair was brown.
 
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