slashes

Noun

• a wound made by cutting
• an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
• a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
• a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
• plural of slash

Verb

• cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
• beat severely with a whip or rod
• cut open
• cut drastically
• move or stir about violently
• third-person singular simple present indicative of slash

Synonyms

convulse, cut, cut down, diagonal, flog, gash, jactitate, lash, lather, separatrix, slash, slice, solidus, strap, stroke, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss, trounce, virgule, welt, whip