slashed

4 definitions • 5 examples

past simple and past participle of

to cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement:

The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were slashed.

slash (your way) through something We had to slash (our way) through the long grass to clear a path.

in ice hockey, to hit or try to hit another player with the stick by swinging it, which is against the rules and results in a penalty (= punishment):

He got a game misconduct for trying to slash Hawkins with his stick.

He received a five-minute major penalty for slashing.

to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs:

Prices have been slashed by 50 percent!