slash - 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

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

slash - thesaurus

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