slash
1[ slash ]
/ slæʃ /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to lay about one with sharp, sweeping strokes; make one's way by cutting.
to make a sweeping, cutting stroke.
noun
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Origin of slash
11350–1400; Middle English slaschen< ?
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Definition for slash (2 of 2)
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[ slash ]
/ slæʃ /
noun
Often slashes. a tract of wet or swampy ground overgrown with bushes or trees.
Origin of slash
2An Americanism dating back to 1645–55; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for slash
slash
/ (slæʃ) /
verb (tr)
noun
Word Origin for slash
C14 slaschen, perhaps from Old French esclachier to break
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