verb
slashes; slashed; slashing
[+ obj] to make a long cut in (something) with a knife or other sharp weapon
to make (a path) by cutting plants
to reduce (something) by a large amount
slash at
[phrasal verb]
slash at (someone or something) :to attack (someone or something) violently with a knife or other sharp weapon
noun
plural slashes
[count] :a thin and usually long cut made with a knife or other sharp object
[count] :a quick movement with a sharp knife or weapon to cut someone or something
[count] :a patch or line of bright light or color
[count] :the mark that is used to mean or (as in and/or), and or (as in bottles/cans), or per (as in kilometers/hour) or as a division sign in fractions (as in {frac3/4}) - called also slash mark, (Brit) oblique
[singular] Brit slang :an act of urinating