slash
17
3.6
- noun
- /slæʃ/
:
corte
- After the duel, he had a long slash across his cheek from the opponent's sword.
Examples
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Across the ski suit was a silver metallic slash from chest to knee.
Fiction book (1990) -
There is rather a deep slash on her face, which was difficult to cover up.
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One quick slash across the throat.
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As he does, I notice a dark, pink-red slash on the back of his right hand, a burn.
Fiction book (1993) -
My grandfather looked down at her arm, unexpectedly alarmed at the slashes of red across white skin.
Fiction book (1994) -
Drizzt's scimitars crossed in a downward slash, drawing an X of hot blood on the creature's chest.
Fiction book (1992) -
The Venetian blinds on his side windows are partially open, letting in slashes of dramatic light.
Fiction book (1993) -
The doctor stitched up the deep slash on her arm after the accident.
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He examined the slash on the tree trunk caused by lightning.
Synonyms
337
1.0
A wound where the skin is opened by something sharp
207
1.0
A long cut in cloth or paper made by pulling it
75
7.7
A deep cut in the skin or flesh with rough, torn edges
30
3.9
A long deep cut in skin or a surface
23
1.9
A long tear in fabric made by pulling it apart quickly
5
5.1
A cut in the skin made by a sharp object
4
7.0
A deep cut or scratch in a surface made by a sharp object
A scar on the skin made by a sword
Antonyms
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Etymology
Slash as a noun is the cut itself and comes from the same old word slá ('to strike' or 'to cut'). That's why a slash is a long, deep wound made by something sharp.