"slash" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A wound made by cutting (synset 114310615)
"he put a bandage over the cut"

is a type of: lesion, wound - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

same as: cut, gash, slice
An open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) (synset 109460002)
is a type of: dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma - the solid part of the earth's surface
A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information (synset 106857953)
is a type of: punctuation, punctuation mark - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

same as: diagonal, separatrix, solidus, stroke, virgule
A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument (synset 100388873)
is a type of: cut, cutting - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

same as: gash

Verb

Cut with sweeping strokes;
As with an ax or machete (synset 201325339)
is a type of: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument

same as: cut down
Beat severely with a whip or rod (synset 201413739)
"The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

is a type of: beat, beat up, work over - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
subtypes:
- flagellate, scourge - whip
- leather - whip with a leather strap
- horsewhip - whip with a whip intended for horses
- switch - flog with or as if with a flexible rod
- cowhide - flog with a cowhide
- cat - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
- birch - whip with a birch twig
same as: flog, lash, lather, strap, trounce, welt, whip
Cut open (synset 201325173)
"she slashed her wrists"

is a type of: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument

same as: gash
Cut drastically (synset 200431214)
"Prices were slashed"

is a type of: bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down - cut down on; make a reduction in
Move or stir about violently (synset 201894785)
"The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

is a type of: agitate, shake - move or cause to move back and forth

subtypes: whip - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash

same as: convulse, jactitate, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss