slit
To cut a narrow openingTo cut a narrow opening.
» Tom slit his own throat.
Том перерезал себе горло.
Том перерізав собі горло.
Meaning
3 sensesTo cut a narrow opening.
He slit the bag open and the rice began pouring out.
schlitzen, aufschlitzen, zerschlitzen
cut a slit into
To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.
trennen, auftrennen, teilen
(transitive)To cut; to sever; to divide.
make a clean cut through
Examples
30 sentencesTom slit his own throat.
Том перерізав собі горло.
ruТом перерезал себе горло.
The police think Tom was stabbed before his throat was slit.
The police think that Tom was stabbed before his throat was slit.
ruПолиция думает, что Тома ударили ножом до того, как ему перерезали горло.
Tom slit Mary's throat.
Том перерізав Мері горло.
ruТом перерезал Мэри горло.
deTom schlitzte Mary die Kehle auf.
Tom slit his wrists.
ruТом перерезал себе вены на запястье.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English slitten, from Old English slītan, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to teFrom Middle English slitten, from Old English slītan, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyd- (“to tear, rend (cut apart), split apart”). Possibly cognate with Latin laed- (“to strike, hurt, injure”). Doublet of slite; also related to slice through French borrowing. Apparently unrelated to English slot, whose etymology, however, is uncertain.
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Forms
slits, slitting, slit, slitSynonyms
1 synonyms- make a clean cut through:slice
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle