slashing
present participle ofslash
slash
verb
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tocutwith asharpbladeusing aquick,strongmovement:
Themuseumwasbrokeninto lastnightand severalpaintingswere slashed.
Shetriedtocommitsuicideby slashing herwrists.
We had to slash(ourway)throughthelonggrasstoclearapath.
to cut something
- cutOuch, I've cut my finger!
- chopHe was chopping vegetables to make a stew.
- sliceSlice the mushrooms and fry them in butter.
- snipShe snipped the corner off the soup packet.
- slitHe slit open the envelope with a knife.
- carveHe carved her name on a tree.
[T]informal
to very muchreducesomething, such asmoneyorjobs:
Prices have been slashed by 50percent!
- On onecarall thetyreshad been slashed.
- Histhroathad been slashed.
- He was slashedacrossthechestthreetimesandstabbed.
- Since 1993 thecompanyhascut65,000jobsand slashedcostsby £3billion.
- Thebudgethas since been slashed.
Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- butcher
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- chop
- impaler
- incise
- julienne
- lacerate
- lacerated
- shave
- shear
- shearing
- sheep shearing
- slash
- sliced
- slit
- snip
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Becoming and making smaller or less
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slashing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Slashingand spot weeding were done to suppress weeds in the compartment.
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Slashingand burning the intact tropical deciduous forest dramatically reduced seed density and the number of species germinating from the seed bank.
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Slashinga better route through the jungle and maintaining the road in good shape required incessant effort.
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The typical method of logging was to clear-cut all marketable timber and leave the discarded "slashings" on the forest floor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was a very powerful runner, good power to all fields, aslashingkind of guy that could create runs, produce runs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The typical method of logging was to clear-cut all marketable timber and leave the discarded slashings on the forest floor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In his second, he incurred aslashingpenalty during his only time on the ice.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These areas were clear-cut and the landscape converted into a tinderbox by the residual slashings.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He can perform a special attack, a powerfulslashingblow, by pressing attack then holding the joystick toward the enemy's direction.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They engaged in aslashingcavalry battle until after dark.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had a corky personality and possessed refined movement, leading him to be described as aslashinggoer.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some major economic reforms undertaken by the government since 2003 include a dramaticslashingof customs and tariffs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The employment of this tool took less finesse and more of aslashingtechnique.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Next they came to theslashingreeds, and again they held out the and sang the holy song, and passed safely through.
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