slash
verb /slæʃ/
/slæʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they slash | /slæʃ/ /slæʃ/ |
| he / she / it slashes | /ˈslæʃɪz/ /ˈslæʃɪz/ |
| past simple slashed | /slæʃt/ /slæʃt/ |
| past participle slashed | /slæʃt/ /slæʃt/ |
| -ing form slashing | /ˈslæʃɪŋ/ /ˈslæʃɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to make a long cut with a sharp object, especially in a violent way synonym slit
- slash something Someone had slashed the tyres on my car.
- She tried to kill herself by slashing her wrists.
- We had to slash our way through the undergrowth with sticks.
- One of the men slashed him across the face with a knife.
- slash at somebody/something He slashed wildly at me with a knife.
- He slashed at his opponent with his sword.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- wildly
- at
- through
- with
- …
- [transitive] slash something (informal) (often used in newspapers) to reduce something by a large amount
- to slash spending/prices/costs
- The workforce has been slashed by half.
Synonyms cutcut- slash
- cut something back
- scale something back
- rationalize
- downsize
- cut to reduce something, especially an amount of money that is demanded, spent, earned, etc. or the size of a business:
- The President has promised to cut taxes significantly.
- Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want.
- His salary has been cut by ten per cent.
- Could you cut your essay from 5 000 to 3 000 words?
- slash [often passive] (rather informal) (often used in newspapers) to reduce something by a large amount:
- The workforce has been slashed by half.
- cut something back/cut back on something to reduce something, especially an amount of money or business:
- We had to cut back production.
- scale something back (especially North American English or business) to reduce something, especially an amount of money or business:
- The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade.
- rationalize (British English, business) to make changes to a business or system, in order to make it more efficient, especially by spending less money.
- downsize (business) to make a company or an organization smaller by reducing the number of jobs in it, in order to reduce costs. Downsize is often used by people who want to avoid saying more obvious words like ‘dismiss’ or ‘make redundant’ because they sound too negative.
- to cut/slash/cut back on/scale back/rationalize spending/production
- to cut/slash/cut back on jobs
- to cut/slash/downsize the workforce
- to cut/slash/rationalize the cost of something
- to cut/slash prices/taxes/the budget
- to cut something/slash something/cut something back drastically
Extra Examples- A slump in the retail trade has forced the company to slash prices.
- His salary was slashed by 20%.
- Inflation was slashed in half.
- The company dramatically slashed its forecasts for annual profits.
- The discount could be slashed from 15% to 10%.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- dramatically
- drastically
- aggressively
- …
- by
- from
- to
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps imitative, or from Old French esclachier ‘break in pieces’. The noun dates from the late 16th cent.