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Definition slash
Etymology 1
Originally a verb of uncertain etymology. Possibly from French esclachier (to break). Used once in the Wycliffe Bible as slascht but otherwise unattested until 16th century. Conjunctive use from various applications of the punctuation mark ?/?. See also slash fiction.
Noun
slash (plural slashes)
- A slashing action or motion, particularly:
- A swift, broad, cutting stroke made by an edged weapon or whip.
- (cricket) A wild swinging strike of the bat.
- (ice hockey, lacrosse) A hard swift lateral strike with a hockey or lacrosse stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
- Any similar wide striking motion.
- (figuratively) A sharp reduction.
- A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
- Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
- (fashion) A slit in an outer garment exposing a lining or inner garment, usually of a contrasting color or design; any intentional long vertical cut in a garment.
- (US and Canada) A clearing in a forest, (particularly) those made by logging, fire, or other violent action.
- (originally US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ?/?, sometimes (often proscribed) inclusive of any mark produced by a similar slashing movement of the pen, as the backslash ?\?.
- (vulgar, slang) Female genitalia.
- (US and Canada) The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
- Clipping of slash fiction: fan fiction focused upon "shipping", or pairing, characters.
Verb
slash (third-person singular simple present slashes, present participle slashing, simple past and past participle slashed)
- To cut or attempt to cut, particularly:
- To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
- To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.
- (ice hockey) To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
- (figuratively) To reduce sharply.
- (fashion) To create slashes in a garment.
- (figuratively) To criticize cuttingly.
- To strike violently and randomly, particularly:
- To move quickly and violently.
- To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
- (US and Canada) To clear land, (particularly forestry) with violent action such as logging or brushfires or (agriculture, uncommon) through grazing.
- (intransitive, fandom slang) To write slash fiction.
Adverb
slash (not comparable)
- Used to note the sound or action of a slash.
Conjunction
slash
- (US and Canada) Used to connect two or more identities in a list.
- (US and Canada) Used to list alternatives.
Etymology 2
Of uncertain etymology. Compare Scots slash (large splash), possibly from Old French esclache. Slang use for urination attested from the 1950s.
Noun
slash (plural slashes)
- (obsolete, rare) A drink of something; a draft.
- (vulgar, Britain, slang) A piss: an act of urination.
Verb
slash (third-person singular simple present slashes, present participle slashing, simple past and past participle slashed)
Etymology 3
Of uncertain etymology. Compare flash (a marsh; a pool of water) and British dialectal slashy (wet and dirty, miry).
Noun
slash (plural slashes)
Verb
slash (third-person singular simple present slashes, present participle slashing, simple past and past participle slashed)
- (Scotland, intransitive) To work in wet conditions.
Etymology 4
See slatch
Noun
slash (plural slashes)
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