Word a Day
slash
What does slash mean?
slash (verb): cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use slash in a sentence?
- She hacked and slashed her way across the jungle. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce slash?
/slæʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Words related to slash
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “slash”?
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What does “slash” mean?
to come face to face with by accident; to encounter
Not quite: that's what meet means.
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
Right! That's what “slash” means.
to form (something) by combining materials or parts
Not quite: that's what build means.
to notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed
Not quite: that's what note means.
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