n.
1.a wound made by cutting
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
4.a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument slash v.
1.cut with sweeping strokes
2.beat severely with a whip or rod
3.cut open
4.cut drastically
5.move or stir about violently
Idiom of the Day
give (someone) a piece of one's mind
to scold or become angry with someone
When I met my friend yesterday, I gave her a piece of my mind.