Definition of slashes in English

Wiktionary

slashes (Noun)
Plural of slash.

Part of speech

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slashes, verb, present, 3rd person singular of slash (infinitive).
slashes, noun, plural of slash.

WordNet

Noun Plural: slashes
slash - a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
		gash
		cutting, cut the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
slash - an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
slash - a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
		cut, gash, slice
		lesion, wound any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
slash - a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
		solidus, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix
Verb slashes, slashing, slashed
slash - cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
		cut down
		cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
slash - cut open; "she slashed her wrists"
		gash
		cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
slash - cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"
		trim back, trim down, cut back, bring down, cut down, trim, reduce, cut return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
slash - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
		flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, strap, trounce
		work over, beat up, beat gather; "drum up support"
		flagellate, scourge whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
		leather whip with a leather strap
		horsewhip whip with a whip intended for horses
		switch make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
		cowhide flog with a cowhide
		cat beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
		birch whip with a birch twig
slash - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
		convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, toss, jactitate
		agitate, shake change the arrangement or position of
		whip strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"

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Wiktionary

slash (Noun)
A swift cut with a blade, particularly with fighting weapons as a sword, saber, knife etc.
slash (Noun)
A swift striking movement.
slash (Noun)
The symbol /. Also sometimes known as a forward slash , particularly in computing.
slash (Noun)
A pee, a trip to the toilet to urinate.
slash (Noun)
slash Slash fiction .
slash (Noun)
The female genitalia.
slash (Noun)
A quick and hard lateral strike with a hockey stick , usually across the arms or legs.
slash (Noun)
swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes.
slash (Verb)
To cut violently across something with a blade such as knife, sword, scythe etc.
slash (Verb)
To strike laterally with a hockey stick . usually across the legs or arms.
slash (Verb)
To reduce sharply.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

slash (v. t.)
To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.
slash (v. t.)
To lash; to ply the whip to.
slash (v. t.)
To crack or snap, as a whip.
slash (v. i.)
To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut hastily and carelessly.
slash (n.)
A long cut; a cut made at random.
slash (n.)
A large slit in the material of any garment, made to show the lining through the openings.
slash (n.)
Swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

slash
slash, v.t. to cut by striking with violence and at random: to make long cuts: to ornament by cutting slits in the cloth in order to show some fine material underneath.—v.i. to strike violently and at random with an edged instrument: to strike right and left: to move rapidly.—n. a long cut: a cut at random: a cut in cloth to show colours underneath: a stripe on a non-commissioned officer's sleeve: a clearing in a wood.—adj. Slashed, cut with slashes: gashed.—ns. Slash′er, anything which slashes; Slash′ing, a slash in a garment: the felling of trees as a military obstacle, also the trees so felled.—adj. cutting mercilessly, unsparing: dashing: very big, slapping. [O. Fr. eslecher, to dismember—Old High Ger. slīzan, to split.]
slash
slash, v.i. (Scot.) to work in wet.—n. a large quantity of watery food, as broth, &c.—adj. Slash′y, dirty, muddy. [Sw. slaska, dabble—slask, wet.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

slash
A cut; a wound; also, a cut in cloth. It was formerly used to express the pieces of tape or worsted lace which were placed upon the arms of non-commissioned officers, in order to distinguish them from privates.
slash
To strike violently and at random with an edged instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows.

Wikipedia

musician
Saul Hudson or Slash (born July 23, 1965) is a guitarist. He was born in England to a white English father and an African-American mother. Slash is the guitarist for the group Velvet Revolver and the former guitarist for Guns n' Roses and Slash's Snakepit. He is also known for his long curly hair and top hat, and he often plays a 1959 Gibson Les Paul. He was an alcoholic and he was several times vinculated with drugs, but his talent was never put in doubt.