Synonyms of slash

Noun


1. cut, gash, slash, slice, wound, lesion

usage: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"

2. slash, land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma

usage: an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)

3. solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix, punctuation, punctuation mark

usage: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

4. slash, gash, cut, cutting

usage: a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

Verb


1. slash, cut down, cut

usage: cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

2. flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce, beat, beat up, work over

usage: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

3. slash, gash, cut

usage: cut open; "she slashed her wrists"

4. slash, reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down

usage: cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"

5. convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate, shake, agitate

usage: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

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Definition and meaning of slash (Dictionary)