Definition of "slash" in Englisch

Noun

A slashing action or motion: A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon or whip.
- A slash of his blade just missed my ear.
- He took a wild slash at the ball but the captain saved the team's skin by hacking it clear and setting up the team for a strike on the goal.
- After the war ended, the army saw a 50% slash in their operating budget.
A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon or whip.
- A slash of his blade just missed my ear.
A wide striking motion made with an implement such as a cricket bat, hockey stick, or lacrosse stick.
- He took a wild slash at the ball but the captain saved the team's skin by hacking it clear and setting up the team for a strike on the goal.
A sharp reduction in resources allotted.
- After the war ended, the army saw a 50% slash in their operating budget.
A mark made by slashing: A deep cut or laceration, as made by an edged weapon or whip.
- He was bleeding from a slash across his cheek.
A deep cut or laceration, as made by an edged weapon or whip.
- He was bleeding from a slash across his cheek.
A deep taper-pointed incision in a plant.
Something resembling such a mark: A slit in an outer garment, usually exposing a lining or inner garment of a contrasting color or design. A clearing in a forest, particularly one made by logging, fire, or other violent action. The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩. Any similar typographical mark, such as the backslash ⟨\⟩. The conjunctions and or also . The vulva.
A slit in an outer garment, usually exposing a lining or inner garment of a contrasting color or design.
A clearing in a forest, particularly one made by logging, fire, or other violent action.
The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩. Any similar typographical mark, such as the backslash ⟨\⟩. The conjunctions and or also .
Any similar typographical mark, such as the backslash ⟨\⟩.
The conjunctions and or also .
The vulva.
The loose woody debris remaining from a slash; the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
- Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard.
A wet or swampy place overgrown with bushes
Slash fiction; fan fiction focused on homoerotic pairing of fictional characters.

Verb

To cut or attempt to cut, particularly: To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
- They slashed at him with their swords, but only managed to nick one of his fingers.
- She hacked and slashed her way across the jungle.
- Competition forced them to slash prices.
- Profits are only up right now because they slashed overhead, but employee morale and product quality have collapsed too.
To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
- They slashed at him with their swords, but only managed to nick one of his fingers.
- She hacked and slashed her way across the jungle.
To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.
To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
To reduce sharply.
- Competition forced them to slash prices.
- Profits are only up right now because they slashed overhead, but employee morale and product quality have collapsed too.
To create slashes in a garment.
To criticize cuttingly.
To strike violently and randomly, particularly: To swing wildly at the ball.
To swing wildly at the ball.
To move quickly and violently.
To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
To clear land, with violent action such as logging or brushfires or through grazing.
- The province's traditional slash-and-burn agriculture was only sustainable with a much smaller population.
To write slash fiction.