Definition of "gash" in English

noun

1. A deep cut.

   • Unwittingly I slashed a gushing gash in my hand with a switchblade.
   • Vowing that he was “never going to forget the lessons of that day,” President Bush paid tribute last night to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack, laying wreaths at ground zero, attending a prayer service at St. Paul’s Chapel and making a surprise stop at a firehouse and a memorial museum overlooking the vast gash in the ground where the twin towers once stood.

2. (slang, vulgar) A vulva.

3. (slang, uncountable, offensive, derogatory) A woman.

verb

1. To make a deep, long cut; to slash.

   • My leg got gashed.

noun

1. (slang, chiefly UK, Antarctica) Rubbish, particularly on board a ship or aircraft.

2. (slang, UK, now vulgar) Nonsense.

3. (slang, UK, now vulgar) Something low quality.

4. (slang) Unused film or sound during film editing.

5. (slang) Poor-quality beer, usually watered down.

adjective

1. (slang, UK, now vulgar) Of poor quality; makeshift; improvised; temporary; substituted.

2. (slang, dated, UK, chiefly military) Spare, extra.

adjective

1. (UK, Scotland, dialect) ghastly; hideous