slash
/slæʃ/ verb C2- To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon. · They slashed at him with their swords, but only managed to nick one of his fingers.· She hacked and slashed her way across the jungle.
- To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.
- To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
- To reduce sharply. · All prices slashed!· Competition forced them to slash prices.
- To create slashes in a garment.
- To criticize cuttingly.
- To strike violently and randomly, particularly
- To swing wildly at the ball.
He/she/it slashes · Past slashed · Past participle slashed · -ing form slashing
Verb forms
- Base form
- slash
- He/she/it
- slashes
- Past
- slashed
- Past participle
- slashed
- -ing form
- slashing
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