slash
Dictionary
noun
- A slashing action or motion, particularly:
- A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
- Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
- The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
"Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard."
- Slash fiction.
verb
- To cut or attempt to cut, particularly:
- To strike violently and randomly, particularly:
- To move quickly and violently.
- To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
- To clear land, (particularly forestry) with violent action such as logging or brushfires or through grazing.
"The province's traditional slash-and-burn agriculture was only sustainable with a much smaller population."
- To write slash fiction.
adverb
- Used to note the sound or action of a slash.
conjunction
- Used to connect two or more identities in a list.
- Used to list alternatives.
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