A swift cut with a blade, particularly with fighting weapons as a sword, saber, knife etc.
A swift striking movement.
2010, December 29, Chris Whyatt, Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton, Centre-back Branislav Ivanovic then took a wild slash at the ball but his captain John Terry saved Chelsea's skin by hacking the ball clear for a corner with Kevin Davies set to strike from just six yards out.
2013, Katherine Arcement, "Diary", London Review of Books, vol. 35, no. 5:Comments merely allow readers to proclaim themselves mortally offended by the content of a story, despite having been warned in large block letters of INCEST or SLASH (any kind of sex between two men or two women: the term originated with the Kirk/Spock pairing – it described the literal slash between their names).
(ice hockey) A quick and hard lateral strike with a hockey stick, usually across the arms or legs.
(US, dialect) swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes
(forestry) Coarse, fine woody debris generated during logging operations or through wind, snow, etc.Slash generated during logging operations may increase fire hazard.
To cut violently across something with a blade such as knife, sword, scythe, etc.
(ice hockey) to strike laterally with a hockey stick. usually across the legs or arms
(transitive) to reducesharplyIran on Thursday called on OPEC to slash output by 2 million barrels per day.The department store slashed its prices to attract customers.
