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Webster 1913 Edition
Slit
Slit
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Slit
or Slitted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Slitting
.] 1.
To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips;
as, to
slit
iron bars into nail rods; to slit
leather into straps.2.
To cut or make a long fissure in or upon;
as, to
. slit
the ear or the nose3.
To cut; to sever; to divide.
[Obs.]
And
slits
the thin-spun life. Milton.
Slit
,Noun.
[AS.
slite
.] A long cut; a narrow opening;
as, a
. slit
in the earWebster 1828 Edition
Slit
SLIT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bard into nail rods.2.
To cut or make a long fissure; as, to slit the ear or tongue, or the nose.3.
To cut in general.4.
To rend; to split.SLIT
, n.1.
A long cut; or a narrow opening; as a slit in the ear.2.
A cleft or crack in the breast of cattle.Definition 2024
slit
slit
English
Noun
slit (plural slits)
- A narrow cut or opening; a slot.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 17, in The China Governess:
- 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. […].
-
- (vulgar, slang) The opening of the ****.
- (vulgar, slang, derogatory) A woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute.
Derived terms
Translations
narrow cut or opening; a slot
vulgar, slang: opening of the ****
vulgar, slang: a derogatory name for a woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute
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Verb
slit (third-person singular simple present slits, present participle slitting, simple past slit, past participle slit or slitten)
- To cut a narrow opening.
- He slit the bag open and the rice began pouring out.
- To split in two parts.
- (transitive) To cut; to sever; to divide.
- Milton:
- And slits the thin-spun life.
- Milton:
Translations
split into two parts
Adjective
slit (not comparable)
- Having a cut narrow opening