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slash
Noun
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A slash is a very quick cut of an object, usually with a sharp blade.
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The symbol "/", also known as a forward slash in computing.
slash
Verb
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When you slash an object, you cut it violently with a sharp blade, such as a knife or a sword.
The samurai slashed the watermelon into two in the blink of an eye.
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To reduce something by a huge amount.
That shop had to slash its prices for their closing down sales.
slash
Conjunction
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You use slash to mean as well as or and, used to separate two items in a list.
She's the cook-slash-waitress.
wages
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noun
(= reward)
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
the wages of sin is death
virtue is its own reward