单词 | gash |
释义 | gash (once / 2271 pages) vn A gash is a deep cut, like a gash on your knee from a biking accident, or a gash in the earth caused by workers who are digging up a broken sewer. The noun gash describes a wound or cut, so it makes sense that as a verb, gash describes the act of making that wound or cut, as in, people signing up for a knife skills class taught by a chef because they are tired of gashing their fingers when chopping vegetables. WORD FAMILYgash: gashed, gashes, gashing USAGE EXAMPLES“His demeanor was beyond his age,” said Alex Gash, an offensive tackle and captain on the freshman team. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) But Mrs Merkel said the UK leaving "is a deep gash in the EU". BBC(Dec 16, 2016) Aaron Rodgers built his Hall of Fame résumé on the back of his powerful arm and ability to gash opposing defenses with big passing plays. Wall Street Journal(Dec 06, 2016) 1v cut open Syn|Hyper slash cut separate with or as if with an instrument 2n a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument Syn|Hyper slash cut, cutting the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge 3n a wound made by cutting Syn|Hyper cut, slash, slice lesion, wound an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) 4n a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation Syn|Hyper cut furrow a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow) |
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