slash
verb/slæʃ/
/slæʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they slash | /slæʃ/ /slæʃ/ |
| he / she / it slashes | /ˈslæʃɪz/ /ˈslæʃɪz/ |
| past simple slashed | /slæʃt/ /slæʃt/ |
| past participle slashed | /slæʃt/ /slæʃt/ |
| -ing form slashing | /ˈslæʃɪŋ/ /ˈslæʃɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to make a long cut with a sharp object, especially in a violent way synonym slit
- slash something Someone had slashed the tyres on my car.
- She tried to kill herself by slashing her wrists.
- We had to slash our way through the undergrowth with sticks.
- One of the men slashed him across the face with a knife.
- slash at somebody/something He slashed wildly at me with a knife.
- He slashed at his opponent with his sword.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- wildly
- at
- through
- with
- …
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- [transitive] slash something (informal) (often used in newspapers) to reduce something by a large amount
- to slash spending/prices/costs
- The workforce has been slashed by half.
Extra Examples- A slump in the retail trade has forced the company to slash prices.
- His salary was slashed by 20%.
- Inflation was slashed in half.
- The company dramatically slashed its forecasts for annual profits.
- The discount could be slashed from 15% to 10%.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- dramatically
- drastically
- aggressively
- …
- by
- from
- to
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps imitative, or from Old French esclachier ‘break in pieces’. The noun dates from the late 16th cent.
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