slash
n 1: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
[syn: {cut}, {gash}, {slice}]
2: an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris
from logging (or fire or wind)
3: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of
information [syn: {solidus}, {virgule}, {diagonal}, {stroke},
{separatrix}]
4: a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument [syn: {gash},
{slashing}]
v 1: cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete [syn: {cut
down}]
2: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged
the students" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash},
{strap}, {trounce}]
3: cut open; "she slashed her wrists" [syn: {gash}]
4: cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"
5: beat about [syn: {convulse}, {thresh}, {thresh about}, {thrash},
{thrash about}, {toss}]