slash
slash /sl'æʃ/ (slashes slashing slashed)
1 [VERB] V n
If you slash something, you make a long, deep cut in it.
He came within two minutes of bleeding to death after slashing his wrists.
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Slash is also a noun.
Make deep slashes in the meat and push in the spice paste.
2 [VERB] V at n
If you slash at a person or thing, you quickly hit at them with something such as a knife.
He slashed at her, aiming carefully.
3 [VERB] V n
To slash something such as costs or jobs means to reduce them by a large amount. (JOURNALISM)
Car makers could be forced to slash prices after being accused of overcharging yesterday...
= cut
4
You say slash to refer to a sloping line that separates letters, words, or numbers. For example, if you are giving the number 340/2/K you say `Three four zero, slash two, slash K.' (SPOKEN)for|ward slash (forward slashes)
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A forward slash is the sloping line '/' that separates letters, words, or numbers.slash and burn
also slash-and-burn
[N-UNCOUNT] usu N n
Slash and burn is a method of farming that involves clearing land by destroying and burning all the trees and plants on it, farming there for a short time, and then moving on to clear a new piece of land.
Traditional slash and burn farming methods have exhausted the soil.
1 [VERB] V n
If you slash something, you make a long, deep cut in it.
He came within two minutes of bleeding to death after slashing his wrists.
[N-COUNT]
Slash is also a noun.
Make deep slashes in the meat and push in the spice paste.
2 [VERB] V at n
If you slash at a person or thing, you quickly hit at them with something such as a knife.
He slashed at her, aiming carefully.
3 [VERB] V n
To slash something such as costs or jobs means to reduce them by a large amount. (JOURNALISM)
Car makers could be forced to slash prices after being accused of overcharging yesterday...
= cut
4
You say slash to refer to a sloping line that separates letters, words, or numbers. For example, if you are giving the number 340/2/K you say `Three four zero, slash two, slash K.' (SPOKEN)for|ward slash (forward slashes)
[N-COUNT]
A forward slash is the sloping line '/' that separates letters, words, or numbers.slash and burn
also slash-and-burn
[N-UNCOUNT] usu N n
Slash and burn is a method of farming that involves clearing land by destroying and burning all the trees and plants on it, farming there for a short time, and then moving on to clear a new piece of land.
Traditional slash and burn farming methods have exhausted the soil.