Link Centre Dictionary

slash

UK/slaʃ/ US/slæʃ/ fairly common slang uk us
verb (5) noun (4)

verb

1.

cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

Synonyms
2.

beat severely with a whip or rod

  • “The teacher often flogged the students”
  • “The children were severely trounced”
Synonyms
3.

cut open

  • “she slashed her wrists”
Synonyms
4.

cut drastically

  • “Prices were slashed”
5.

move or stir about violently

  • “The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed”
Synonyms

noun

1.

a wound made by cutting

  • “he put a bandage over the cut”
Synonyms
2.

an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)

3.
4.

Origin

Late Middle English, originally a verb of uncertain etymology. Perhaps of imitative origin, or possibly from Old French esclachier (“to break in pieces”), a variant of esclater, which is likely a Germanic borrowing, from Frankish *slaitan (“to slit, tear”). Used in the Wycliffe Bible as slascht (see 1 Kings 5:18) but otherwise unattested until 16th century. Conjunctive use from various applications of the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩. See also slash fiction.

Phrases

  • backward slash
  • dot dot slash
  • slash area
  • slash bunt
  • slash chord
  • slash down
  • slash dupe
  • slash fiction
  • slash fire
  • slash off
  • slash out
  • slash pile

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.