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slash [n]

1)	a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"

Synonyms :

cut gash slice

See Also:

lesion slice gash cut_down

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

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dry_land

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

Synonyms :

diagonal separatrix solidus stroke virgule

See Also:

punctuation

4)	a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

Synonyms :

gash

See Also:

cut gash cut_down

slash [v]

1)	cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

Synonyms :

cut_down

See Also:

cut gash cut slasher

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

Synonyms :

flog lash lather strap trounce welt whip

See Also:

beat beating strap lash lash whip switcher flagellation wale flagellate horsewhip switch cowhide cat birch

3)	cut open; "she slashed her wrists"

Synonyms :

gash

See Also:

cut gash cut

4)	cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"

Synonyms :

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bring_down

5)	move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

Synonyms :

convulse jactitate thrash thrash_about thresh thresh_about toss

See Also:

agitate jactation toss thrash whip

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

oblique stroke

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