English noun: slash | |||
1. | slash (state) a wound made by cutting | ||
Samples | He put a bandage over the cut. | ||
Synonyms | cut, gash, slice | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lesion, wound | ||
2. | slash (object) an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma | ||
3. | slash (communication) a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | ||
Synonyms | diagonal, separatrix, solidus, stroke, virgule | ||
Broader (hypernym) | punctuation, punctuation mark | ||
4. | slash (act) a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument | ||
Synonyms | gash | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut, cutting | ||
English verb: slash | |||
1. | slash (contact) cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete | ||
Examples | They slash the trees | ||
Synonyms | cut down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
2. | slash (contact) beat severely with a whip or rod | ||
Samples | The teacher often flogged the students. The children were severely trounced. | ||
Examples | They want to slash the prisoners | ||
Synonyms | flog, lash, lather, strap, trounce, welt, whip | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat up, work over | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | birch, cat, cowhide, flagellate, horsewhip, leather, scourge, switch | ||
3. | slash (contact) cut open | ||
Samples | She slashed her wrists. | ||
Examples | They will slash the duet | ||
Synonyms | gash | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
4. | slash (change) cut drastically | ||
Samples | Prices were slashed. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down | ||
5. | slash (motion) move or stir about violently | ||
Samples | The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed. | ||
Synonyms | convulse, jactitate, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agitate, shake | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | whip | ||