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slit

UK/ˈslɪt/ US/ˈslɪt/ fairly common
noun (4) verb (2)

noun

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verb

1.

make a clean cut through

  • “slit her throat”
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2.

cut a slit into

  • “slit the throat of the victim”

Origin

From Middle English slitten, from Old English slītan, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyd- (“to tear, rend (cut apart), split apart”). Possibly cognate with Latin laed- (“to strike, hurt, injure”). Doublet of slite; also related to slice through French borrowing. Apparently unrelated to English slot, whose etymology, however, is uncertain.

Phrases

  • arrow slit
  • dorsal slit
  • double-slit experiment
  • gill slit
  • piss slit
  • slit drum
  • slit gong
  • slit one's throat
  • slit someone's throat
  • slit-faced bat

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