slash

გამოთქმა: /slaʃ/

Universal

1a wide, sweeping stroke made with a knife or sword:the man took a mighty slash at his head with a large sword
a long, deep cut made by a knife or sword:he staggered over with a crimson slash across his temple
a bright patch or flash of colour or light:the foliage is handsome—yellow and gold with the odd slash of red

2an oblique stroke (/) in print or writing, used between alternatives (e.g. and/or), in fractions (e.g. 3/4), in ratios (e.g. miles/day), or between separate elements of a text: sentence breaks are highlighted by slashes
[as modifier] denoting or belonging to a genre of fiction, chiefly published in fanzines, in which any of various male pairings from the popular media is portrayed as having a homosexual relationship:this year’s sleeper hit is a faithful screen adaptation of Star Trek slash fiction
[ 1980s: from the use of an oblique stroke to link adjoining names or initials (as in Kirk/Spock)]

4 [mass noun] North American debris resulting from the felling or destruction of trees: the mountainsides were strewn with slash

Universal

1cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword:she tried to kill herself by slashing her wrists a tyre was slashed on my car [no object]:the man slashed at him with a sword
informal reduce (a price, quantity, etc.) greatly:the workforce has been slashed by 2,000
(as adjective slashing) informal vigorously incisive or effective:a slashing magazine attack on her

2 archaic lash, whip, or thrash: slash him with bridle-reins and dog-whips!
crack (a whip): he slashed his whip so near the horse that the creature was frightened
criticize severely: it was Lewes who had slashed the book

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