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Definitions of slash:

noun:   a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
noun:   an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
noun:   a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
noun:   a wound made by cutting
verb:   cut drastically
Example: "Prices were slashed"

verb:   cut open
Example: "She slashed her wrists"

verb:   cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
verb:   beat severely with a whip or rod
verb:   move or stir about violently

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