Definition of SLIT

slit

Plural: slits

Noun

  • a long narrow opening
  • obscene terms for female genitals
  • a depression scratched or carved into a surface
  • a narrow fissure
  • A narrow cut or opening; a slot.
  • The vulva.
  • A woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute.

Verb

Verb Forms: slitted, slitting, slits

  • To make a long, narrow cut or opening in something.
  • make a clean cut through
    • "slit her throat"
  • cut a slit into
    • "slit the throat of the victim"
  • To cut a narrow opening.
  • To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.
  • To cut; to sever; to divide.

Adj

  • Having a cut narrow opening

Examples

  • He slit the bag open and the rice began pouring out.
  • He tried to slit a word into a tight space, barely fitting the letters.

Origin / Etymology

From Old English slītan, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyd- (“to tear, rend (cut apart), split apart”). Possibly cognate with Latin laed- (“to strike, hurt, injure”). Doublet of slite; also related to slice through French borrowing. Apparently unrelated to English slot, whose etymology, however, is uncertain.

Scrabble Score: 4

slit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
slit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
slit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

slit: valid Words With Friends Word