slash in WordNet English dictionary

1. move or stir about violently
   "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
   convulse  thresh  thresh about  thrash  thrash about  slash  toss  jactitate 
   
2. cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
   slash  cut down 
   
3. beat severely with a whip or rod
   "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
   flog  welt  whip  lather  lash  slash  strap  trounce 
   
4. cut open
   "she slashed her wrists"
   slash  gash 
   
5. cut drastically
   "Prices were slashed"
   slash 
   

1. a wound made by cutting
   "he put a bandage over the cut"
   cut  gash  slash  slice 
   
2. a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
   solidus  slash  virgule  diagonal  stroke  separatrix 
   
3. a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
   slash  gash 
   
4. an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
   slash