Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense slashes, present participle slashing, past tense, past participle slashed
1. verb
If you slash something, you make a long, deep cut in it.
He came within two minutes of bleeding to death after slashing his wrists. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: cut, slit, gash, lacerate More Synonyms of slash
Slash is also a noun.
Make deep slashes in the meat and push in the spice paste. [+ in]
2. verb
If you slashat a person or thing, you quickly hit at them with something such as a knife.
He slashed at her, aiming carefully. [VERB + at]
3. verb
To slash something such as costs or jobs means to reduce them by a large amount.
[journalism]
Car makers could be forced to slash prices after being accused of overcharging yesterday. [VERB noun]
Everyone agrees that subsidies have to be slashed. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: reduce, cut, decrease, drop More Synonyms of slash
4.
You say slash to refer to a sloping line that separates letters, words, or numbers. For example, if you are giving the number 340/2/K you say 'Three four zero, slash two, slash K.'
[spoken]
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slash in British English
(slæʃ)
verb(transitive)
1.
to cut or lay about (a person or thing) with sharp sweeping strokes, as with a sword, knife, etc
2.
to lash with a whip
3.
to make large gashes in
to slash tyres
4.
to reduce (prices, etc) drastically
5. mainly US
to criticize harshly
6.
to slit (the outer fabric of a garment) so that the lining material is revealed
7.
to clear (scrub or undergrowth) by cutting
noun
8.
a sharp, sweeping stroke, as with a sword or whip
9.
a cut or rent made by such a stroke
10.
a decorative slit in a garment revealing the lining material
11. US and Canadian
a.
littered wood chips and broken branches that remain after trees have been cut down
a short oblique stroke used in text to separate items of information, such as days, months, and years in dates (18/7/80), alternative words (and/or), numerator from denominator in fractions (55/103), etc
13. British and Australian slang
the act of urinating (esp in the phrase have a slash)
14.
a genre of erotic fiction, usually published on the internet, in which characters from an already existing film, TV series, etc are presented as having a sexual relationship
Word origin
C14 slaschen, perhaps from Old French esclachier to break
slash in American English1
(slæʃ)
verb transitive
1.
to cut or wound with a sweeping stroke or strokes, as of a knife
2.
to whip viciously; lash; scourge
3.
to cut slits in (a fabric, dress, etc.), esp. so as to expose underlying material, usually of another color
4.
to reduce drastically
to slash prices
5.
to criticize severely
verb intransitive
6.
to make a sweeping stroke or strokes with or as with something sharp; cut or criticizeviolently
noun
7.
a sweeping stroke made as with a knife
8.
a cut made by or as by such a stroke; gash; slit
9.
a short diagonal line (/) used between two words to show that either is applicable (and/or), in dates or fractions (3/8), to express “per” (feet/second), etc.; virgule
see also backslash
10.
an ornamental slit in a fabric, dress, etc.
11. US
a.
an open place in a forest, cluttered with branches, chips, or other debris, as from the cutting of timber
b.
such debris
Derived forms
slasher (ˈslasher)
noun
Word origin
ME slaschen < ? OFr esclachier, to break, prob. < es- (< L ex-), intens. + Gmc *klakjan, to crack, of echoic orig.
slash in American English2
(slæʃ)
US
noun
a low, swampy area, usually covered with brush
Word origin
< dial. slash, boggy hollow, slashy, swampy, prob. < Scand, as in Norw slask, mud, slush
Synonyms of 'slash'
cut, slit, gash, lacerate
reduce, cut, decrease, drop
cut, lose, shed, get rid of
cut, slit, gash, rent
More Synonyms of slash
In other languages
slash
British English: slash VERB
If you slash something, you make a long, deep cut in it.
Somebody slashed the tyres of the van.
American English: slash
Brazilian Portuguese: cortar
Chinese: 砍
European Spanish: rajar
French: taillader
German: aufschlitzen
Italian: squarciare
Japanese: ざっくり切る
Korean: > 베다깊숙이
European Portuguese: cortar
Latin American Spanish: rajar
All related terms of 'slash'
slash pine
a common pine ( Pinus caribaea ) growing in slashes , or swamps , in the SE U.S., the West Indies , and Central America
forward slash
A forward slash is the sloping line '/' that separates letters , words , or numbers .
slash pocket
a pocket in which the opening is a slit in the seam of a garment
slash and burn
Slash and burn is a method of farming that involves clearing land by destroying and burning all the trees and plants on it, farming there for a short time, and then moving on to clear a new piece of land.
slash the dividend
A dividend is the part of a company's profits which is paid to people who have shares in the company.
shilling mark
to cut or lay about (a person or thing) with sharp sweeping strokes , as with a sword , knife , etc
Chinese translation of 'slash'
slash
(slæʃ)
vt
[tyres, face]划(劃)破 (huápò)
[prices, costs]大幅削减(減) (dàfú xuējiǎn)
n(c)
(= slit) 划(劃)口 (huákǒu)
(also forward slash) 斜线(線)号(號) (xiéxiànhào)
to slash one's wrists割腕 (gē wàn)
to slash at sb/sth朝某人/某物猛砍 (cháo mǒurén/mǒuwù měng kǎn)
1 (verb)
Definition
to make large gashes in
He didn't make it into work today because someone slashed his tyres last night.
Synonyms
cut
Thieves cut a hole in the fence.
Cut the branches back with a saw.
slit
She slit open the envelope.
gash
He gashed his leg while felling trees.
lacerate
Its claws lacerated his thighs.
score
Lightly score the surface of the steaks with a sharp cook's knife.
rend (literary)
pain that rends the heart
rip
I tried not to rip the paper.
hack
He desperately hacked through the undergrowth.
Several trees were hacked down with machetes.
2 (verb)
Definition
to reduce drastically
Everyone agrees that subsidies have to be slashed.
Synonyms
reduce
Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent.
cut
The first priority is to cut costs.
decrease
The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack.
drop
Temperatures can drop to freezing at night.
lower
The new measures will lower the risk.
moderate
They are hoping that she will be persuaded to moderate her views.
diminish
Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.
cut down
lessen
Keep immunisations up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness.
curtail
NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.
The celebrations had to be curtailed because of bad weather.
3 (verb)
Definition
to reduce drastically
They decided to slash jobs, close down plants and downsize.
Synonyms
cut
lose
shed
get rid of
(noun)
Definition
a cut made by such a stroke
deep slashes in the meat
Synonyms
cut
The operation involves making several cuts in the cornea.
slit
Make a slit in the stem.
gash
a long gash just above his right eye
rent
a small rent in the silk
rip
She looked at the rip in her new dress.
incision
It involves making a tiny incision in the skin.
laceration
He had lacerations on his back and thighs.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of curtail
Definition
to restrict
NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region.The celebrations had to be curtailed because of bad weather.
Synonyms
reduce,
cut,
diminish,
decrease,
dock,
cut back,
shorten,
lessen,
cut short,
pare down,
retrench
in the sense of decrease
Definition
to make or become less in size, strength, or quantity
The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack.
Synonyms
reduce,
cut,
lower,
contract,
depress,
moderate,
weaken,
diminish,
turn down,
slow down,
cut down,
shorten,
dilute,
impair,
lessen,
curtail,
wind down,
abate,
tone down,
truncate,
abridge,
downsize
in the sense of diminish
Definition
to make or become smaller, fewer, or less
Federalism is intended to diminish the power of the central state.
Synonyms
reduce,
cut,
decrease,
lessen,
contract,
lower,
weaken,
curtail,
abate,
retrench,
disempower
Synonyms of 'slash'
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of drop
Definition
to decrease in amount, strength, or value
Temperatures can drop to freezing at night.
Synonyms
fall,
lower,
sink,
decline,
plunge,
slump,
diminish,
decrease,
plummet,
dwindle,
lessen,
slacken
in the sense of gash
Definition
to make a long deep cut in
He gashed his leg while felling trees.
Synonyms
cut,
tear,
split,
wound,
rend (literary),
slash,
slit,
gouge,
lacerate
in the sense of gash
Definition
a long deep cut
a long gash just above his right eye
Synonyms
cut,
tear,
split,
wound,
rent,
slash,
slit,
gouge,
incision,
laceration
in the sense of hack
Definition
to cut and clear (a way) through undergrowth
He desperately hacked through the undergrowth.Several trees were hacked down with machetes.
Synonyms
cut,
chop,
slash,
mutilate,
mangle,
mangulate (Australian, slang),
gash,
hew,
lacerate
in the sense of incision
Definition
a cut, esp. one made during a surgical operation
It involves making a tiny incision in the skin.
Synonyms
cut,
opening,
slash,
notch,
slit,
gash
in the sense of lacerate
Definition
to tear (the flesh) jaggedly
Its claws lacerated his thighs.
Synonyms
tear,
cut,
wound,
rend (literary),
rip,
slash,
claw,
maim,
mangle,
mangulate (Australian, slang),
gash,
jag
in the sense of laceration
He had lacerations on his back and thighs.
Synonyms
cut,
injury,
tear,
wound,
rent,
rip,
slash,
trauma,
gash,
mutilation
in the sense of lessen
Definition
to make or become less
Keep immunisations up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness.
Synonyms
reduce,
lower,
diminish,
decrease,
relax,
ease,
narrow,
moderate,
dial down,
weaken,
erode,
impair,
degrade,
minimize,
curtail,
lighten,
wind down,
abridge,
de-escalate
in the sense of lower
Definition
to lessen or become less
The new measures will lower the risk.
Synonyms
lessen,
cut,
reduce,
moderate,
diminish,
slash,
decrease,
prune,
minimize,
curtail,
abate
in the sense of moderate
Definition
to make or become less extreme or violent
They are hoping that she will be persuaded to moderate her views.
Synonyms
soften,
control,
calm,
temper,
regulate,
quiet,
diminish,
decrease,
curb,
restrain,
tame,
subdue,
play down,
lessen,
repress,
mitigate,
tone down,
pacify,
modulate,
soft-pedal (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of rend
Definition
(of a sound) to break (the silence) with a shrill or piercing tone
pain that rends the heart
Synonyms
tear,
break,
split,
rip,
pull,
separate,
divide,
crack,
burst,
smash,
disturb,
shatter,
pierce,
fracture,
sever,
wrench,
splinter,
rupture,
cleave,
lacerate,
rive,
tear to pieces,
sunder (literary),
dissever
in the sense of rent
Definition
a slit made by tearing
a small rent in the silk
Synonyms
tear,
split,
rip,
slash,
slit,
gash,
perforation,
hole
in the sense of rip
Definition
to remove hastily or roughly
I tried not to rip the paper.
Synonyms
tear,
cut,
score,
split,
burst,
rend (literary),
slash,
hack,
claw,
slit,
gash,
lacerate
in the sense of rip
Definition
a tear or split
She looked at the rip in her new dress.
Synonyms
tear,
cut,
hole,
split,
rent,
slash,
slit,
cleavage,
gash,
laceration
in the sense of score
Definition
to make cuts or lines in or on
Lightly score the surface of the steaks with a sharp cook's knife.