slit
/slit/
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Definition
Noun:
- A long, narrow cut or opening: A straight, thin incision or aperture, often made deliberately.
- A narrow fissure or crack: A very thin, elongated natural opening or gap.
- (Vulgar slang) Female genitals: An obscene term, considered offensive.
Verb:
- To make a long, straight cut in something: To cut or pierce with a sharp instrument, creating a narrow opening.
- To cut something into long, narrow strips: To divide by making a series of long cuts.
- To sever or slash, especially a throat: To cut open with a long, deep incision.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Light shone through a narrow slit in the wall.
- She made a small slit in the envelope with a letter opener.
- Verb:
- Carefully slit the fabric along the marked line.
- The machine slits the paper into precise ribbons.
Advanced Usage
- "slit one's eyes": To narrow one's eyes, often to see better or to express suspicion or concentration.
- He slit his eyes against the bright sun.
- "slit trench": A narrow trench for military personnel.
- The soldiers took cover in a shallow slit trench.
Variants and Related Words
- Slitter (n): A person or tool that makes slits.
- Slitty (adj): Having a narrow, slit-like shape (e.g., ).
Synonyms
- Noun: Cut, gash, incision, fissure, crack, opening.
- Verb: Cut, gash, slash, slice, rip, pierce.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "slit" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. The action is typically expressed directly.)
Related Idioms
- "slit someone's throat": To kill someone by cutting their throat.
- (Figurative) The new competition could slit the throat of our business.
- "slit one's wrists": To attempt suicide by cutting one's wrists. (A serious, literal phrase often used in grim contexts).
Noun
- a narrow fissure
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- obscene terms for female genitals
- a long narrow opening
Verb
- cut a slit into
- slit the throat of the victim
- make a clean cut through
- slit her throat