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📉 To reduce a lot 🔪 To cut deeply ➗ A / symbol 🥲 To whip hard 🩸 A long cut 🌲 Forest debris
to slash

to slash

19 7.0
To hit someone hard with a whip or rod
  • verb
  • /slæʃ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : azotar

Examples

  • - She slashed one of our people with a broken bottle.

    Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (2000)

  • Could he be capable of slashing her, right here in front of everyone?

    Fiction book (1991)

  • She slashed my cheek right open.

    Crow (2016)

  • The victim was hospitalized in serious condition, his face slashed, a piece of a finger chopped off.

    Academic text (2011)

  • His throat was slashed.

    Scream 2 (1997)

  • Still, desperation had granted him surprising dexterity, and he had succeeded in slashing a few minor wounds.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The soldier was punished for slashing the prisoner with a whip.

  • The coach warned the players not to slash their opponents during the game.

  • After losing his temper, he threatened to slash anyone who got in his way.

Synonyms

to whip
vsto slash
133 4.4

To hit something with a long thin object or move it quickly and forcefully

focuses on severe beating with a long stick or rod rather than sudden motion
to lash
vsto slash
36 4.8

To hit something forcefully with a whip

focuses on severe striking with a whip or rod rather than mere whip-like motion
to flog
vsto slash
  • NSFW
18 8.3

Hit someone with a whip or stick as punishment

is severe striking with a whip or rod but not always punishment
to beat to a pulp
vsto slash
  • Offensive
15 7.6

Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly

focuses on severe hitting with a whip or rod, not just causing injury
to thrash
vsto slash
  • NSFW
7 6.5

Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight

involves severe striking specifically with a whip or rod rather than general hard hitting
to strap
vsto slash
  • Offensive
5 8.2

To beat someone with a strip of leather as punishment

focuses on severe hitting using a whip or rod rather than a leather band
to trounce
vsto slash
  • Offensive
1 8.4

To beat someone with a whip or stick as punishment

focuses on severe striking with a whip or rod rather than punishment
to lather
vsto slash
  • NSFW
1 9.3

To beat someone severely with a whip

applies to severe beating with a whip or rod more generally
to lambast
vsto slash
  • NSFW
8.8

To hit someone many times with a stick

focuses on severe hitting with a whip or rod rather than repeated cane blows
to rod
vsto slash
  • Offensive
9.9

To hit someone with a stick as punishment

emphasizes severe beating with a whip or similar instruments rather than formal discipline
to welt
vsto slash
  • Offensive
8.9

To hit someone and make a raised red mark on their skin

aims for severe beating with a whip or rod rather than only producing marks
to saber
vsto slash
  • NSFW
8.0

To cut or wound someone with a sword

involves severe hitting with a whip or rod rather than cutting with a blade

Antonyms

to nurture
155 3.5

To care for and encourage someone or something to grow

to pamper
42 3.7

To give someone too much care and special treatment

Phrasal Verbs

to slash spending
4 4.2

To cut the amount of money a person or group uses by a lot

Compounds

slash pocket
6.7

A small opening in clothes such as a jacket or pants for holding small things

How Severe

to flay
  • NSFW
15 9.3
to slash
  • NSFW
19 7.0
to lash
36 4.8
to beat
  • NSFW
∞ 1.2
to spank
119 3.6

Surface Forms

slash infinitive
slashed past
slashed past participle
slashing present participle
slashes third person singular

Etymology

Slash meaning 'to beat with a whip' also comes from the old word slá ('to strike'). So being 'slashed' in this sense means being hit hard, like a strong, cutting blow.