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Definition slash in British English

slash verb

verb
/slæʃ/
1

to reduce something by a large amount

Example

The budget had been slashed by £3 million.

Example

The company has slashed production by 50%.

Synonyms and related words
salami-slice top-slice cut back
2

to cut someone or something in a violent way

Example

The tyres on the car had been slashed.

Example

His attacker slashed him across the face with a knife.

Example

The rotors slashed through the roof of the building.

Example

They slashed through the undergrowth with machetes.

Synonyms and related words
chop chop clip
3

to try to cut someone or something in a violent way

Example

The man leapt forward and slashed at his neck.

Synonyms and related words
lash out strike at strike out
Definition slash in British English