SLASH

/slaʃ/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 8

Scrabble letter values: S1L1A1S1H4 = 8

Definition

  1. verb cut with sweeping strokes. — synonyms: cut_down
  2. verb beat severely with a whip or rod. — synonyms: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, strap, trounce
  3. verb cut open. — synonyms: gash
  4. verb cut drastically.
  5. verb move or stir about violently. — synonyms: convulse, thresh, thresh_about, thrash, thrash_about, toss, jactitate
  6. noun a wound made by cutting. — synonyms: cut, gash, slice
  7. noun an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind).
  8. noun a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information. — synonyms: solidus, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix
  9. noun a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument. — synonyms: gash

Examples

  • “as with an ax or machete”
  • “The teacher often flogged the students”
  • “The children were severely trounced”

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