n.
Pronunciation: ' slash
Function: 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