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    Slit
    /slit/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. make a long, narrow cut in (something): "give me the truth or I will slit your throat"
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  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › slitSLIT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Slit definition: to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.. See examples of SLIT used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › slitSLIT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    SLIT meaning: 1. a long, narrow cut or hole in something: 2. to make a long, narrow cut in something: . Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › slitSlit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A very narrow slot or cut in something is a slit. You might fill your pita bread with falafel by first making a slit in its side. A long strip of sunlight might shine through a slit in your curtains and wake you up in the morning.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySLIT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    5 days ago · 1. transitive verb. If you slit something, you make a long narrow cut in it. They say somebody slit her throat. He began to slit open each envelope. Synonyms: cut (open), rip, slash, knife More Synonyms of slit. 2. countable noun. A slit is a long narrow cut. Make a slit in the stem about half an inch long.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › slitslit - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    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 slicethrough French borrowing.

    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): /ˈslɪt/ 2. Rhymes: -ɪt

    Noun

    slit (plural slits) 1. A narrow cut or opening; a slot. 1.1. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 17, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC: 1.1.1. The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue.[…]. 2. (vulgar, slang) The opening of the vagina. 3. (vulgar, slang, derogatory) A woman, usually a sexual...

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    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): [ˈslɪt]

    Participle

    slit 1. masculine singular passive participle of slít

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    Etymology

    From Old Norse *slit.

    Pronunciation

    1. IPA(key): /stlɪːt/ 2. Rhymes: -ɪːt

    Noun

    slit n (genitive singular slits, no plural) 1. wear and tear

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    Verb

    slit 1. inflection of slita: 1.1. present 1.2. imperative

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    Etymology

    Deverbal from slita (“to toil”).

    Noun

    slit n 1. toil, labour(grueling work)

    Verb

    slit 1. imperative of slita

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  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › slitSLIT - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "SLIT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionslit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    Definition of slit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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