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Word: Slash
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: perhaps imitative, or from Old French esclachier ‘break in pieces’. The noun dates from the late 16th century
slaʃ
cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword
Short Definition:cut with wide, sweeping movement
Examples:- for what felt like hours we climbed behind the trackers slashing the undergrowth ahead
- a tyre was slashed on my car
- the man slashed at him with a sword
lash, whip, or thrash
Short Definition:lash, whip, or thrash
Examples:- slash him with bridle-reins and dog-whips!
Word: Slash
Speech Type: Noun
slaʃ
a wide, sweeping stroke made with a knife or sword
Short Definition:cut made with wide, sweeping stroke
Examples:- the man took a mighty slash at his head with a large sword
an oblique stroke (/) in print or writing, used between alternatives (e.g. and/or), in fractions (e.g. 3/4), in ratios (e.g. miles/day), or between separate elements of a text
Short Definition:oblique stroke (/) in print or writing
Examples:- sentence breaks are highlighted by slashes
an act of urinating
Short Definition:act of urinating
Examples:- Gary went upstairs for a slash
debris resulting from the felling or destruction of trees
Short Definition:debris resulting from felling or destruction of trees
Examples:- the mountainsides were strewn with slash
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