slit Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a long narrow opening
  2. noun obscene terms for female genitals
    puss; pussy; snatch; twat; cunt.
  3. noun a depression scratched or carved into a surface
    scratch; prick; incision; dent.
  4. noun a narrow fissure
  5. verb make a clean cut through
    slice.
    • slit her throat
  6. verb cut a slit into
    • slit the throat of the victim

WordNet

Slit
Definitions
obs.
  1. 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide. Chaucer.
Slit transitive verb
Etymology
OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. stitan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, split, OHG. slizan to split, tear, wear out, Icel. stita to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide. Cf. Eclat, Slate, n., Slice.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Slit or Slitted ; present participle & verbal noun Slitting
Definitions
  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 nose.
  3. To cut; to sever; to divide. Obs.
    And slits the thin-spun life. Milton.
Slit noun
Etymology
AS. slite.
Definitions
  1. A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.

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