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Meaning
Noun
●
A
slashing
action
or motion
A
swift
,
broad
,
cutting
stroke
made by an
edged
weapon
or whip.
Any
similar
wide
striking
motion.
A
sharp
reduction.
●
In Cricket:
A
slashing
action
or motion
A
wild
swinging
strike
of the bat.
●
In Ice hockey & Lacrosse:
A
slashing
action
or motion
A
hard
swift
lateral
strike
with a
hockey
or
lacrosse stick
, usually across another player's
arms
or legs.
●
A
mark
made by a
slashing
motion
A
cut
or
laceration
, often
deep
, made by an
edged
weapon
or whip.
●
In Botany:
A
mark
made by a
slashing
motion
A
deep
taper-pointed
incision
in a plant.
●
In Fashion:
Something
resembling
such a mark
A
slit
in an
outer garment
exposing
a
lining
or
inner
garment
, usually of a
contrasting
color
or design; any
intentional
long
vertical
cut in
a
garment
.
●
In American English & Canadian English:
Something
resembling
such a mark
A
clearing
in a
forest
, (particularly) those made by
logging
,
fire
, or other
violent
action.
●
In American English & Typography:
Something
resembling
such a mark
The
slash mark
: the
punctuation mark
⟨/⟩, sometimes (often
proscribed
)
inclusive
of any
mark
produced
by a
similar
slashing
movement
of the
pen
, as the
backslash
⟨\⟩.
⚠️
Something
resembling
such a mark
Female genitalia.
●
In American English, Canadian English & Forestry:
The
loose
woody
debris
remaining
from a
slash
, (particularly
forestry
) the
trimmings
left
while
preparing
felled
trees
for removal.
●
Slash fiction.
●
A
drink
of something; a draft.
⚠️
In British English:
A
piss
: an
act
of urination.
⚠️
In British English:
Urine.
●
In American English:
A
swampy
area; a swamp.
●
In Scottish English:
A large
quantity
of
watery
food such as broth.
●
In British English:
Alternative form of
slatch
: a
deep
trough
of finely-fractured
culm
or a
circular
or
elliptical
pocket
of coal.
Verb
●
To
cut
or
attempt
to
cut
To
cut
with a
swift
broad
stroke
of an
edged
weapon.
To
produce
a
similar
wound
with a
savage
strike
of a whip.
To reduce sharply.
To
criticize
cuttingly.
●
In Ice hockey:
To
cut
or
attempt
to
cut
To
strike
swiftly
and
laterally
with a
hockey stick
, usually across another player's
arms
or legs.
●
In Fashion:
To
cut
or
attempt
to
cut
To create
slashes
in a garment.
●
To
strike
violently
and randomly
●
In Cricket:
To
strike
violently
and randomly
To
swing
wildly
at the ball.
●
To
move quickly
and violently.
●
To
crack
a
whip
with a
slashing
motion.
●
In American English, Canadian English, Agriculture & Forestry:
To
clear
land
, (particularly
forestry
) with
violent
action
such as
logging
or
brushfires
or (agriculture,
uncommon
) through grazing.
●
To
write
slash
fiction.
●
In British English:
To
piss
, to urinate.
●
In Scottish English:
To
work in
wet
conditions.
Adv
●
Used to
note
the
sound
or
action
of a slash.
Conj
●
In American English & Canadian English:
Used to
connect
two or more
identities
in a list.
●
In American English & Canadian English:
Used to
list
alternatives.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Cunt
Gash
Solidus
Stroke
Foreslash
Frontslash
Virgule
Slants
Separatrix
Oblique
Diagonal
Virgula
Virgil
Whack
Bar
Lash
Scourge
Thrash
Crack
Or
And
Reducing
Slant
Reduced
Reduce
Whip
Slash Mark
Forward Slash
Forward Stroke
Front Slash
Shilling Mark
Slant Lines
Scratch Comma
Oblique Mark
Oblique Stroke
Oblique Dash
Diagonal Mark
And/Or
Slash Fiction
Fraction Bar
More
Antonyms
Backslash
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Cut
Stab
Claw
Punch
Trim
Chop
Axe
Block
Lower
Tighten
Increase
Decrease
Hammer
Lift
Raise
Dodge
Lessen
Halve
Fist
Eviscerate
Cap
Blade
Headbutt
Limit
Boost
Push
Jab
Cutting
Drop
Curb
Dart
Minimize
Pull
Line
Curtail
Harpoon
Recoup
Shrink
Slit
Ball
Arrow
Offset
Jump
String
Tag
Lance
Sawblade
Eliminate
Remove
Cut Down
Bring Down
Ramp Up
Push Up
Karate Chop
Drive Down
Shore Up
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Rhymes
Ash
Ash
Rash
Bash
Gash
Sash
Hash
Cash
Fash
Cash
Mash
Pash
Dash
Nash
Lash
Mash
Bash
Kash
Smash
Cache
Crash
Plash
Abash
Gnash
Flash
Tache
Stash
Clash
Slash
Trash
Snash
Brash
Shash
Unlash
Lagash
Bedash
Rehash
Calash
Apache
Thrash
Stache
Potash
Encash
Splash
Shamash
Midrash
Chumash
Ganache
Panache
Quamash
Eyelash
Goulash
Taplash
Soutache
Rondache
Outflash
Mustache
Stramash
Malagash
Squabash
Ragabash
Whiplash
Slapdash
Calipash
Overrash
Mishmash
Pearlash
Overlash
Shammash
Backlash
Undersash
Newsflash
Callipash
Whitelash
Gatecrash
Succotash
Ragabrash
Backslash
Haberdash
Moustache
Backsplash
Balderdash
Stonebrash
Tongue-Lash
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