n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: slit ; slit · ting
Etymology: Middle English slitten; akin to Middle High German slitzen to slit, Old High German sl ī zan to tear apart, Old English sciell shell ― more at SHELL
Date: 14th century
1 a : to make a slit in b : to cut off or away : SEVER c : to form into a slit
2 : to cut into long narrow strips
– slit · ter noun