slash
A slashing action or motionA slashing action or motion: A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon or whip.
» Did you really think I was the one who slashed your tires?
Dachtest du wirklich, daß ich es war, der dir die Reifen aufgeschlitzt hat?
Dachtest du wirklich, daß ich es war, die dir die Reifen aufgeschlitzt hat?
Dachtet ihr wirklich, daß ich es war, der euch die Reifen aufgeschlitzt hat?
Dachtet ihr wirklich, daß ich es war, die euch die Reifen aufgeschlitzt hat?
Dachten Sie wirklich, daß ich es war, der Ihnen die Reifen aufgeschlitzt hat?
Dachten Sie wirklich, daß ich es war, die Ihnen die Reifen aufgeschlitzt hat?
Ти й насправді думав, що це я порізав тобі шини?
Ти й насправді думав, що це я порізала тобі шини?
Meaning
20 sensesA slashing action or motion:
A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon or whip.
A slash of his blade just missed my ear.
Hieb
a wound made by cutting
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.
(figuratively)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:
A deep cut or laceration, as made by an edged weapon or whip.
He was bleeding from a slash across his cheek.
a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
A deep taper-pointed incision in a plant.
Something resembling such a mark:
A slit in an outer garment, usually exposing a lining or inner garment of a contrasting color or design.
(Canada, US)A clearing in a forest, particularly one made by logging, fire, or other violent action.
an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩.
a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩.
(often, proscribed)Any similar typographical mark, such as the backslash ⟨\⟩.
(broadly, idiomatic)The conjunctions and or also (during a conversation).
Something resembling such a mark:
(slang, vulgar)The vulva.
(Canada, US)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.
Examples
46 sentencesDid you really think I was the one who slashed your tires?
Ти й насправді думав, що це я порізав тобі шини? — deniko
deDachtest du wirklich, daß ich es war, der dir die Reifen aufgeschlitzt hat? — Waldelfe
Did you really think that I was the one who slashed your tires?
Ти й насправді думав, що це я порізав тобі шини? — deniko
deDachtest du wirklich, daß ich es war, der dir die Reifen aufgeschlitzt hat? — Waldelfe
Tom slashed his wrists.
Том порізав собі зап'ястя. — deniko
ruТом порезал себе запястья. — odexed
Tom slashed Mary's throat.
ruТом перерезал Мэри горло. — sharptoothed
Did you slash Tom's tires?
Translations
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Origin
Late Middle English, originally a verb of uncertain etymology. Perhaps of imitative originLate Middle English, originally a verb of uncertain etymology. Perhaps of imitative origin, or possibly from Old French esclachier (“to break in pieces”), a variant of esclater, which is likely a Germanic borrowing, from Frankish *slaitan (“to slit, tear”).
Uncertain. Compare Scots slash (“large splash”), possibly from Old French esclache. Slang use for urination attested from the 1950s.
Uncertain. Compare British dialectal slashy (“wet and dirty, miry”) and Scots slash (“act of walking forcefully through water or mud”) and slatch (“wet and muddy place, mire”). Perhaps related to Swedish slask (“slush”).
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