Category:Slash

Slash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Slashing.] Etym: [oe. slaschen, of uncertain origin; cf. Of. esclachier to break, Esclechier, esclichier, to break, and e. slate, slice, slit, v. t.]

1. To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.

2. To lash; to ply the whip to. [r.] King.

3. To crack or snap, as a whip. [r.] Dr. H. More.

Slash Slash, v. i.

Defn: to strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged Instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut Hastily and carelessly. Hewing and slashing at their idle shades. Spenser.

Slash Slash, n.

1. A long cut; a cut made at random.

2. A large slit in the material of any garment, made to show the Lining through the openings.

3. Etym: [cf. Slashy.] pl.

Defn: swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes. [local, u.s.] Bartlett.