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slash

(sl/&//S/ )

a wound made by cutting(noun.state)

Synonym:
cut, gash, slice

source: wordnet30
an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)(noun.object)

source: wordnet30
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information(noun.communication)

Synonym:
diagonal, separatrix, solidus, stroke, virgule

source: wordnet30
a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument(noun.act)

Synonym:
gash

source: wordnet30
A long cut; a cut made at random.(noun)

source: webster1913
A opening or gap in a forest made by wind, fire, or other destructive agency.(noun)

source: webster1913

cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete(verb.contact)

Synonym:
cut down

source: wordnet30
beat severely with a whip or rod(verb.contact)

Synonym:
flog, lash, lather, strap, trounce, welt, whip

source: wordnet30
cut open(verb.contact)

Example:
She slashed her wrists.

source: wordnet30
cut drastically(verb.change)

Example:
Prices were slashed.

source: wordnet30
move or stir about violently(verb.motion)

Synonym:
convulse, jactitate, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss

source: wordnet30
To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.(verb)

source: webster1913
To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut hastily and carelessly.(verb)

source: webster1913

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