slash

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 See also 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations

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• IPA: /slæʃ/, SAMPA: /sl{S/

  Rhymes: -æʃ

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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

apostrophe ( ' ) ( ’ ) brackets ( ( ) ) ( [ ] ) ( { } ) ( 〈 〉 ) colon ( : )

comma ( , ) dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― ) ellipsis ( … )

exclamation mark ( ! ) full stop/period ( . ) hyphen ( - ) ( ‐ )

interrobang ( ‽ ) question mark ( ? ) quotation marks ( ‘ ’ ) ( “ ” )

semicolon ( ; ) slash/solidus ( / ) ( ⁄ ) space (   ) interpunct ( · )

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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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