slash

B2
Pronunciation
/slaʃ/
/slæʃ/
Noun
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

A slashing action or motion, particularly:

2 Definition

A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:

3 Definition

Something resembling such a mark, particularly:

4 Definition

The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.

Example Sentences
  • Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard.
5 Definition

Slash fiction.

6 Definition

A drink of something; a draft.

7 Definition

A piss: an act of urination.

8 Definition

A swampy area; a swamp.

9 Definition

A large quantity of watery food such as broth.

10 Definition

The period of a transitory breeze.

11 Definition

An interval of good weather.

12 Definition

The loose part of a rope; slack.

Verb
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

To cut or attempt to cut, particularly:

2 Definition

To strike violently and randomly, particularly:

3 Definition

To move quickly and violently.

4 Definition

To crack a whip with a slashing motion.

5 Definition

To clear land, (particularly forestry) with violent action such as logging or brushfires or through grazing.

Example Sentences
  • The province's traditional slash-and-burn agriculture was only sustainable with a much smaller population.
6 Definition

To write slash fiction.

7 Definition

To piss, to urinate.

8 Definition

To work in wet conditions.

Adverb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Used to note the sound or action of a slash.

Conjunction
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Used to connect two or more identities in a list.

2 Definition

Used to list alternatives.