SLASH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SLASH?

Need another word that means the same as “slash”? Find 74 synonyms and 30 related words for “slash” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Slash” are: flog, lash, lather, strap, trounce, welt, whip, cut down, convulse, jactitate, thrash, thrash about, thresh, toss, gash, cut, cut open, slit, split open, lacerate, knife, hack, make an incision in, score, reduce, drop, bring down, mark down, lower, put down, get rid of, axe, shed, lose, find fault with, censure, denounce, condemn, arraign, attack, lambast, pillory, disapprove of, carp at, cavil at, rail against, inveigh against, cast aspersions on, pour scorn on, disparage, denigrate, deprecate, malign, vilify, besmirch, run down, give a bad press to, slice, diagonal, separatrix, solidus, stroke, virgule, blow, laceration, incision, oblique, backslash, slant

Slash as a Noun

Definitions of "Slash" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slash” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A genre of fiction, chiefly published in fanzines or online, in which characters who appear together in film, television, or other popular media, are portrayed as having a sexual, especially gay, relationship.
• Debris resulting from the felling or destruction of trees.
• An oblique stroke (/) in print or writing, used between alternatives (e.g. and/or), in fractions (e.g. 3/4), in ratios (e.g. miles/day), or between separate elements of a text.
• An open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind.
• A long, deep cut made by a knife or sword.
• A bright patch or flash of colour or light.
• A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.
• A wound made by cutting.
• A strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument.
• An act of urinating.
• A wide, sweeping stroke made with a knife or sword.

Synonyms of "Slash" as a noun (17 Words)

backslash	A backward-sloping diagonal line (), used in some computer commands.
blow	An act of blowing one s nose. Give your nose a good blow.
cut	A power cut. The unkindest cut of all.
diagonal	A set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry. The bishop moves on the diagonals.
hack	An act of computer hacking. He was sure one of us was going to take a hack at him.
incision	The action or process of cutting into something. A block of marble delicately decorated with incisions.
laceration	The act of lacerating. Douglas was then forced to listen ito Wild s laceration of him.
oblique	An oblique muscle. It is the obliques and abdominals which create the well trained look.
score	The state of affairs; the facts about the present situation. Robbers usually case a score a few times before they go in.
separatrix	A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.
slant	Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane. Cut flower stems on the slant.
slice	A wound made by cutting. A slice of the company s revenue.
slit	A narrow fissure. Arrow slits.
solidus	A curve in a graph of the temperature and composition of a mixture, below which the substance is entirely solid.
virgule	A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information.

Usage Examples of "Slash" as a noun

• This year's sleeper hit is a faithful screen adaptation of Star Trek slash fiction.
• The mountainsides were strewn with slash.
• Sentence breaks are highlighted by slashes.
• The man took a mighty slash at his head with a large sword.
• He staggered over with a crimson slash across his temple.
• Gary went upstairs for a slash.
• It was my first attempt at writing slash.
• The foliage is handsome—yellow and gold with the odd slash of red.

Slash as a Verb

Definitions of "Slash" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “slash” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Cut open.
• Cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete.
• Move or stir about violently.
• Beat severely with a whip or rod.
• Crack (a whip.
• Cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword.
• Reduce (a price, quantity, etc.) greatly.
• Cut drastically.
• Criticize severely.
• Lash, whip, or thrash.

Synonyms of "Slash" as a verb (57 Words)

arraign	Call before a court to answer an indictment. Social workers were relieved it was not they who were arraigned in the tabloids.
attack	Attack in speech or writing. Rust is attacking the metal.
axe	Cut or strike with an axe especially violently or destructively. The Chancellor warned the cabinet to axe public spending.
besmirch	Smear so as to make dirty or stained. The ground was besmirched with blood.
bring down	Go or come after and bring or take back.
carp at	Raise trivial objections.
cast aspersions on	Put or send forth.
cavil at	Raise trivial objections.
censure	Rebuke formally. The company was heavily censured by inspectors from the Department of Trade.
condemn	Prove or show to be guilty or unsatisfactory. The building was condemned by the inspector.
convulse	Make someone convulse with laughter. The muscles in her face convulsed.
cut	Cut down on make a reduction in. Workmen cut a hole in the pipe.
cut down	Cut down on make a reduction in.
cut open	Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
denigrate	Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone. Doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country.
denounce	Publicly declare to be wrong or evil. He denounced the government action.
deprecate	Belittle. This feature is deprecated and will be removed in later versions.
disapprove of	Deem wrong or inappropriate.
disparage	Regard or represent as being of little worth. She disparaged her student s efforts.
drop	Score a goal by a drop kick. Tourism has dropped off in the last few years.
find fault with	Make a discovery.
flog	Promote or talk about (something) repetitively or at excessive length. By 10 pm we had flogged up the slopes to Grey Crag.
get rid of	Grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of.
give a bad press to	Inflict as a punishment.
hack	Cut with a hacking tool. They hacked into the bank s computer.
inveigh against	Speak against in an impassioned manner.
jactitate	Move or stir about violently.
knife	Stab someone with a knife. The victim was knifed to death.
lacerate	Cut or tear irregularly. Her true venom seems reserved for the media itself as she lacerates our obsession with celebrity.
lambast	Beat with a cane. They lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth.
lash	Lash or flick about sharply. I could feel the wind lashing at me.
lather	Rub soap on to the body until a lather is produced. She lathered a slice of toast with butter.
lose	Miss from one s possessions lose sight of. This clock will neither gain nor lose a second.
lower	Make lower or quieter. Lower a rating.
make an incision in	Achieve a point or goal.
malign	Speak unfavorably about. Don t you dare malign her in my presence.
mark down	Remove from a list.
pillory	Punish by putting in a pillory. He found himself pilloried by members of his own party.
pour scorn on	Flow in a spurt.
put down	Cause (someone) to undergo something.
rail against	Complain bitterly.
reduce	Reduce in size reduce physically. Reduce one s standard of living.
run down	Occur persistently.
score	Decide on the score to be awarded to a competitor. He d previously scored the first and fifth films.
shed	Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers. God shed His grace on Thee.
slit	Form one s eyes into slits squint. Give me the truth or I will slit your throat.
split open	Go one’s own way; move apart.
strap	Sharpen with a strap. Strap a razor.
thrash	Give a thrashing to beat hard. Two months of thrashing around on my own have produced nothing.
thrash about	Move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation.
thresh	Move like a flail thresh about. Machinery that can reap and thresh corn in the same process.
toss	Throw or toss with a light motion. The yachts were tossed around like toys in the harbour.
trounce	Rebuke or punish severely. Insider dealing has been roundly trounced.
vilify	Spread negative information about. He has been vilified in the press.
welt	Provide with a welt. His lip was beginning to thicken and welt from the blow.
whip	Thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash. The wind whipped their faces.

Usage Examples of "Slash" as a verb

• The man slashed at him with a sword.
• Slash him with bridle-reins and dog-whips!
• A tyre was slashed on my car.
• For what felt like hours we climbed behind the trackers slashing the undergrowth ahead.
• Prices were slashed.
• She slashed her wrists.
• He slashed his whip so near the horse that the creature was frightened.
• The workforce has been slashed by 2,000.
• It was Lewes who had slashed the book.

Associations of "Slash" (30 Words)

asterisk	Mark with an asterisk. He had asterisked the things about the case that still bothered him.
beat	Beat through cleverness and wit. She waited for a beat of three seconds.
belt	Attach or secure with a belt. A belt of high pressure.
bisect	Divide into two parts. A landscape of ploughland bisected by long straight roads.
buckle	Fasten with a buckle. Most rucksacks have quick release buckles.
cut	The style in which a garment is cut. A cut horse.
denote	Be a sign or indication of. She denoted her feelings clearly.
diagonal	Mathematics a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry. A diagonal line across the page.
flog	Beat severely with a whip or rod. He made a fortune flogging beads to hippies.
girth	A person’s waist or stomach, especially when large. He tied the knotted towels around his girth.
harness	Put a harness on a horse or other draught animal. The horse was harnessed to two long shafts.
kick	Chiefly in rugby score a goal by a kick. She has a lot to kick about.
lace	Fasten or tighten a shoe or garment by tying the laces. He gave us coffee laced with brandy.
lash	An eyelash. The cat s tail lashed furiously from side to side.
line	Denoting an image consisting of lines and solid areas with no gradation of tone. You must wait in a long line at the checkout counter.
mark	Make or leave a mark on. Full marks to them for highlighting the threat to the rainforest.
pillory	Put someone in a pillory. He found himself pilloried by members of his own party.
saddle	Put a saddle on a horse. Saddle the horses.
sash	A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers.
slice	Cut into slices. Local authorities control a huge slice of public spending.
stellar	Indicating the most important performer or role. A stellar performance.
strap	Fasten or secure in a specified place or position with a strap. I had to strap the bag to my bicycle.
thrash	Give a thrashing to beat hard. The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed.
utilize	Convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust. Vitamin C helps your body utilize the iron present in your diet.
violently	In a violent manner. The aircraft began violently shaking.
weal	Mark with a weal. His neck was wealed and raw.
welt	Provide with a welt. Let me give it a welt with my hammer.
whip	Thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash. The escaper had whipped his overcoat.