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v. t.[imp. & p. p.Slashed (); p. pr. & vb. n.Slashing.] [OE. slaschen, of uncertain origin; cf. OF. esclachier to break, esclechier, esclichier, to break, and E. slate, slice, slit, v. t.] 1. To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits. 2. To lash; to ply the whip to. [R.] King. 3. To crack or snap, as a whip. [R.] Dr. H. More. Slash v. i.To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut hastily and carelessly. Hewing and slashing at their idle shades. Spenser. Slash n. 1. A long cut; a cut made at random. 2. A large slit in the material of any garment, made to show the lining through the openings. 3. [Cf. Slashy.] pl. Swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett. Slash (), n.A opening or gap in a forest made by wind, fire, or other destructive agency. We passed over the shoulder of a ridge and around the edge of a fire slash, and then we had the mountain fairly before us. Henry Van Dyke. スポンサード リンク
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