SLASH


Meaning of SLASH in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.