Slashing

//ˈslæʃɪŋ// adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action of something that slashes. countable, uncountable

    "The criminal gang carried out razor slashings on their enemies."

  2. 2
    slash (woody debris) countable, in-plural, uncountable
  3. 3
    The penalty called for using the stick to slash an opposing player. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of slash form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Powerfully excellent. dated, informal

    "Lindsay might be seedy […] or I might by some unlooked-for providence suddenly develop a slashing game."

Adjective
  1. 1
    as if striking with slashing blows wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
abscissionacidamputationbitingburrbutchering

Example

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"Japanese corporations are slashing their capital spending programs."

Etymology

From slash + -ing.

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