Sekirov Dictionary

slash

/slaʃ/

noun 23
verb 15
conjunction 2
adverb 1
forms 4

noun23

A slashing action or motion.
The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩.
(nonstandard) Any similar typographical mark, such as the backslash ⟨\⟩.
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A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon or whip.
- A slash of his blade just missed my ear.
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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.
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(figurative) 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.
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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.
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(slang, vulgar) A piss: an act of urination.
- Where's the gents? I need to take a slash.
(slang) Slash fiction; fan fiction focused on homoerotic pairing of fictional characters.
The conjunctions and or also (during a conversation).
Something resembling such a mark.
A slit in an outer garment, usually exposing a lining or inner garment of a contrasting color or design.
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(US, Canada) 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.
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(US, Canada) A clearing in a forest, particularly one made by logging, fire, or other violent action.
- We passed over the shoulder of a ridge and around the edge of a fire slash, and then we had the mountain fairly before us. — 1895
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(slang, vulgar) Piss; urine.
- That bus shelter smells of slash.
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(Southern-US) A slash pine, which grows in such (swampy) areas.
- […] second growth long-leaf yellow slash. And also we have a short-leaf pine. — 1932
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(Southern-US) A swampy area; a swamp.
- On the North side of one of ye Windings of a great Slash or Swamp called ye Roundabout. — 1687
(slang, vulgar) The vulva.
(Scotland) A large quantity of watery food such as broth.
(no longer used) A wet or swampy place overgrown with bushes
(no longer used, rare) A drink of something; a draft.

verb15

To cut or attempt to cut
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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 create slashes in a garment.
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(figurative) To reduce sharply.
- All prices slashed!
- Competition forced them to slash prices.
To strike violently and randomly.
To swing wildly at the ball.
To move quickly and violently.
(figurative) To criticize cuttingly.
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(US, Canada) To clear land, (particularly forestry) with violent action such as logging or brushfires or (agriculture, uncommon) through grazing.
- The province's traditional slash-and-burn agriculture was only sustainable with a much smaller population.
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(UK, slang) To piss, to urinate.
- If you can slash in my bed (I thought) don't tell me you can't suck my cock. — 1973
To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
(slang) To write slash fiction.
(Scotland) To work in wet conditions.

conjunction2

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Used to connect two or more identities in a list.
- Saul Hudson is a famous musician/songwriter.
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(US, Canada) Used to list alternatives.
- Alternatives can be marked by the slash/stroke/solidus punctuation mark, a tall, right-slanting oblique line. Read: Alternatives can be marked by the slash-slash-stroke-slash-solidus punctuation mark, a tall, right-slanting oblique line.

adverb1

Used to note the sound or action of a slash.

forms

slashed · slasht · slashing · slashes

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