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   Slit

   /slit/

   

   noun

   • 1. a long, narrow cut or opening: "make a slit in the stem under a bud" Similar cutincisionsplitslashgashlacerationriptearrentventplacketopeninggapchinkspacecrackcrannyapertureslotpeephole

   verb

   • 1. make a long, narrow cut in (something): "give me the truth or I will slit your throat"
   • ▪ cut (something) into strips: "a wide recording head magnetizes the tape before it is slit to domestic size"
   • ▪ form (one's eyes) into slits; squint.

   Word Origin late Old Englishslite (noun); related to Old English slītan ‘split, rend’ (of Germanic origin).

   Derivatives

   • 1. slitter noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   Learn the noun and verb meanings of slit, a word for a long narrow cut or opening. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of slit.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

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

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   Definitions of slit. noun. a long narrow opening. see more. noun. a narrow fissure. see more. noun. a depression scratched or carved into a surface. synonyms: dent, incision, prick, scratch. see more. noun. obscene terms for female genitals. see more. verb. make a clean cut through. synonyms: slice. see more. verb. cut a slit into. see more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySLIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · A slit is a long narrow cut or opening in something. Learn how to use the word slit as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, pronunciation, and examples.

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

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   A slit is a long, narrow cut or hole in something. You can also slit something by making a cut in it. See translations, synonyms and usage examples of slit.