slash

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /slaʃ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /slæʃ/

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Noun

Singular slash

Plural slashes

1. A slash is a very quick cut of an object, usually with a sharp blade.
2. The symbol "/", also known as a forward slash in computing.

Verb

Plain form slash

Third-person singular slashes

Past tense slashed

Past participle slashed

Present participle slashing

1. When you slash an object, you cut it violently with a sharp blade, such as a knife or a sword.

   The samurai slashed the watermelon into two in the blink of an eye.

2. (transitive) To reduce something by a huge amount.

   That shop had to slash its prices for their closing down sales.

Conjunction

Conjunction slash

1. (informal) You use slash to mean as well as or and, used to separate two items in a list.

   She's the cook-slash-waitress.