gash
A deep cutA deep cut.
» Jonas had gashes on his forehead.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)A deep cut.
Unwittingly I slashed a gushing gash in my hand with a switchblade.
(tiefer) Einschnitt
разре́зrazréz, поре́зporéz
надрізnadriz, порізporiz, ранаrana
(countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar)A vulva.
(derogatory, offensive, slang, uncountable)A woman.
(UK, countable, slang, uncountable)Rubbish, particularly on board a ship or aircraft.
(UK, countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar)Nonsense.
(UK, countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar)Something low quality.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Unused film or sound during film editing.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Poor-quality beer, usually watered down.
- a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
- a wound made by cutting
Examples
12 sentencesJonas had gashes on his forehead.
The knife accidentally gashes his hand.
The knife accidentally gashes her hand.
He's got a huge gash on his shin.
deEr hat einen Riesenschnitt am Schienbein.
Yanni had a massive gash in his face.
Translations
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Origin
Alteration of older garsh, from Middle English garsen, from Old French garser, jarsier (MoAlteration of older garsh, from Middle English garsen, from Old French garser, jarsier (Modern French gercer), from Vulgar Latin *charaxāre, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “engraver”).
From French gâcher (“to waste, to mess up”) or gâchis (“waste, a mess”), likely borrowed into English by ships' crews in the 19th century. Became increasingly vulgar by association with Etymology 1.
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Forms
plural: gashesSynonyms
276 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable