slit
verb/slɪt/
/slɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they slit | /slɪt/ /slɪt/ |
| he / she / it slits | /slɪts/ /slɪts/ |
| past simple slit | /slɪt/ /slɪt/ |
| past participle slit | /slɪt/ /slɪt/ |
| -ing form slitting | /ˈslɪtɪŋ/ /ˈslɪtɪŋ/ |
- to make a long narrow cut or opening in something
- slit something Slit the roll with a sharp knife.
- The pirates threatened to slit his throat.
- Her skirt was slit at both sides (= designed with an opening at the bottom on each side).
- He attempted to end his life by slitting his wrists.
- slit something + adj. He slit open the envelope and took out the letter.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySlit is used with these nouns as the object:- throat
- wrist
Word Originlate Old English slite (noun); related to Old English slītan ‘split, rend’ (of Germanic origin).Definitions on the go
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