slit

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.

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

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slitter n.

slitty adj.

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slit [slɪt]

vb slits, slitting, slit (tr)

1. to make a straight long incision in; split open

2. to cut into strips lengthwise

3. to sever

n

1. a long narrow cut

2. a long narrow opening

[Old English slītan to slice; related to Old Norse slita, Old High German slīzen]

slitter  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slit - 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.	slit - obscene terms for female genitals     puss, pussy, snatch, twat, cunt female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny - external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals"
	3.	slit - a depression scratched or carved into a surface incision, prick, scratch, dent 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
Verb	1.	slit - make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" slice 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

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slit

verb

cut (open), rip, slash, knife, pierce, lance, gash, split open They say somebody slit her throat.

noun

1. cut, gash, incision, tear, rent, fissure Make a slit in the stem.

2. opening, split, crack, aperture, chink, space She watched them through a slit in the curtain.

Translations

slit [slɪt] (slit (vb: pt, pp))

A. N

1. (= opening) → abertura f, hendidura f; (= cut) → corte m
to make a slit in sth → hacer un corte en algo

2. (in dress etc) → raja f

3. (= vagina) → coño m

B. VT → cortar, abrir
to slit a sack open → abrir un saco con un cuchillo
to slit sb's throat → cortarle el pescuezo a algn

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slit [ˈslɪt]

n

(in fabric, paper) (= cut) → incision f (= tear) → déchirure f; [skirt] → fente f
a skirt with a slit up the back → une jupe fendue derrière

(= gap, opening) (in curtain, blind) → fente f

vt [slit] (pt, pp)

(= cut) [+ envelope] → ouvrir; [+ fabric] → faire une fente dans; [+ fish, meat] → faire une incision dans
to slit sb's throat → trancher la gorge à qn

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slit vb: pret, ptp <slit>

n → Schlitz m; (in castle wall also) → Schießscharte f

vt → (auf)schlitzen; to slit a sack open → einen Sack aufschlitzen; to slit somebody’s throat → jdm die Kehle aufschlitzen

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slit:

slit pocket

n → Durchgrifftasche f

slit trench

n → Splittergraben m

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slit [slɪt] (slit (vb: pt, pp))

1. n (opening) → fessura; (cut) → taglio; (tear) → strappo; (in skirt) → spacco

2. vt → tagliare
to slit open (letter) → aprire (sack) → aprire con un taglio
to slit sb's throat → tagliare la gola a qn

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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 가느다랗게 베다 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 撕开（长口）

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 긴 틈 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 狭缝, 裂缝