slash
     n 1: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
          [syn: {cut}, {gash}, {slice}]
     2: an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris
        from logging (or fire or wind)
     3: a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of
        information [syn: {solidus}, {virgule}, {diagonal}, {stroke},
         {separatrix}]
     4: a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument [syn: {gash}]
     v 1: cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete [syn: {cut
          down}]
     2: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged
        the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn:
         {flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {strap}, {trounce}]
     3: cut open; "she slashed her wrists" [syn: {gash}]
     4: cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"
     5: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed
        around in his bed" [syn: {convulse}, {thresh}, {thresh
        about}, {thrash}, {thrash about}, {toss}, {jactitate}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

slash n. Common name for the slant (`/', ASCII 0101111) character. See
   {ASCII} for other synonyms.


Source: The Jargon File