English Dictionary

slash

/slaʃ/

verb

To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon. / To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.

He slashed the painting with a knife.

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.

意味（3）

(ice hockey) To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.

意味（4）

(figuratively) To reduce sharply.

Competition forced them to slash prices.

意味（5）

(fashion) To create slashes in a garment.

意味（6）

(figuratively) To criticize cuttingly.

意味（7）

To strike violently and randomly, particularly:

意味（8）

(cricket) To swing wildly at the ball.

意味（9）

To move quickly and violently.

意味（10）

To crack a whip with a slashing motion.

意味（11）

(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.

意味（12）

(intransitive, fandom slang) To write slash fiction.