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Singular
slash

Plural
slashes

slash (plural slashes)

  1. The symbol, /
  2. A swift cut with a blade, particularly with fighting weapons as a sword, saber, knife etc.
  3. (British, slang) A pee, a trip to the toilet to urinate
    Excuse me, I need to take a slash
  4. A work of fiction (frequently fanfiction) based on celebrities or fictional characters involved in a romantic and/or sexual manner. The characters are most commonly of the same gender. The name comes from the use of the slash symbol (/) to separate the names or initials of the characters or persons involved.
    Jim/Bob or J/B
  5. (vulgar, slang) The female genitalia
  6. (ice hockey) A quick and hard lateral strike with a hockey stick, usually across the arms or legs.

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Punctuation

( ( ) ) ( [ ] ) ( { } ) ( )

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to slash

Third person singular
slashes

Simple past
slashed

Past participle
slashed

Present participle
slashing

to slash (third-person singular simple present slashes, present participle slashing, simple past and past participle slashed)

  1. To cut across something with a blade such as knife, sword, scythe etc.
  2. (ice hockey) to strike laterally with a hockey stick. usually across the legs or arms
  3. (transitive) to reduce sharply
    Iran on Thursday called on OPEC to slash output by 2 million barrels per day.

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slash pile

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