to cut with violent sweeping strokes

to cut slits in (e.g. a garment), esp so as to reveal an underlying fabric or colour

informal to reduce (e.g. a price) drastically

to criticize (somebody) cuttingly

archaic to whip or scourge (somebody)

Drag him to the market-place – slash him with bridle-reins and dog-whips! — Scott

to cut or hit recklessly or savagely

said of rain: to fall hard and obliquely

a cut or stroke made by or as if by slashing

an ornamental slit in a garment

= solidus (1)

Brit, informal an act of urinating

NAmer wood chips and other debris remaining after trees have been felled