slit

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• IPA: /ˈslɪt/

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• Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

slit (plural slits)

1. A narrow cut or opening; a slot.
2. (vulgar, slang) The opening of the vagina.
3. (vulgar, slang) A derogatory name for a woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute.

Translations

narrow cut or opening; a slot

Dutch: spleet (nl) f., gleuf (nl) f. Estonian: pilu (et) Finnish: viilto (fi)

Italian: fessura (it) f. Portuguese: greta, ranhura Spanish: ranura (es) f., abertura (es) f., rendija (es) f.

vulgar, slang: opening of the vagina

Dutch: spleet (nl) f. Estonian: pilu (et) Finnish: viiva (fi) French: fente (fr) f.

German: Schlitz (de) m. Portuguese: racha (pt) Spanish: raja (es)

Verb

slit (third-person singular simple present slits, present participle slitting, simple past slit, past participle slit or slitten)

1. To cut a narrow opening.

   He slit the bag open and the rice began pouring out.

2. To split in two parts.

Translations

cut a narrow opening

Dutch: opensnijden (nl)

Finnish: viiltää (fi)

split into two parts

Dutch: splijten (nl), opensnijden (nl) Finnish: leikata kahtia (fi) Hebrew: חתך (he) (khatákh), פיצל (he) (pitsél)

Indonesian: mengiris (id) Japanese: 切る (きる, kiru) Portuguese: fender (pt), rachar (pt)

Anagrams

• list, lits, silt

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse *slit.

Noun

slit n. (genitive singular slits, uncountable)

1. wear and tear

Anagrams

• list

See also

• slitna

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Swedish

Noun

slit n.

1. (hard) work, labour

Declension

Declension of slit

	uncountable		uncountable
Neuter	indefinite	definite
nominative	slit	slitet
genitive	slits	slitets

Verb

slit

1. imperative of slita.