slash
(noun, verb, conjunction)
conjunction
1. Used to connect two or more identities in a list.
- I'm a teacher slash student.
2. Used to list alternatives.
- I think I'm having hallucinations slash someone is playing tricks on me
noun
1. a wound made by cutting
Similar word(s): cut, gash, slice
Definition categories: state, lesion, wound
2. an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
Definition categories: object, earth, ground, land
3. a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Similar word(s): diagonal, separatrix, solidus, stroke, virgule
Definition categories: communication, punctuation
4. a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
Similar word(s): gash
Definition categories: act, cut, cutting
Sentences with slash as a noun:
- Excuse me, I need to take a slash
- Slash generated during logging operations may increase fire hazard.
verb
1. cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
Definition categories: contact, cut
2. beat severely with a whip or rod
Similar word(s): flog, lash, lather, strap, trounce, welt, whip
Definition categories: contact, beat
3. cut open
- she slashed her wrists
Similar word(s): gash
Definition categories: contact, cut
4. cut drastically
- Prices were slashed
Definition categories: change, cut, reduce, trim
5. move or stir about violently
Similar word(s): convulse, jactitate, thrash, thresh, toss
Definition categories: motion, agitate, shake
Sentences with slash as a verb:
- Iran on Thursday called on OPEC to slash output by 2 million barrels per day.
- The department store slashed its prices to attract customers.