I. ˈslash verb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1548
intransitive verb
: to lash out, cut, or thrash about with or as if with an edged blade
transitive verb
1. : to cut with or as if with rough sweeping strokes
2. : cane , lash
3. : to cut slits in (as a garment) so as to reveal a color beneath
4. : to criticize cuttingly
5. : to reduce sharply : cut
II. noun
Date: 1576
1. : the act of slashing ; also : a long cut or stroke made by or as if by slashing
2. : an ornamental slit in a garment
3.
a. : an open tract in a forest strewn with debris (as from logging)
b. : the debris in such a tract
4. : a mark / used typically to denote "or" (as in and/or ), "and or" (as in straggler/deserter ), or "per" (as in feet/second ) — called also diagonal, slant, solidus, virgule
III. noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1652
: a low swampy area often overgrown with brush