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SLASH

Definition:

[noun] a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
Synonyms: cut, gash, slice
[noun] an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
[noun] a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Synonyms: solidus, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix
[noun] a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
Synonyms: gash
[verb] cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
Synonyms: cut down
[verb] beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
Synonyms: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, strap, trounce
[verb] cut open; "she slashed her wrists"
Synonyms: gash
[verb] cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"
[verb] move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
Synonyms: convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, toss, jactitate