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  • 11slash — I UK [slæʃ] / US verb Word forms slash : present tense I/you/we/they slash he/she/it slashes present participle slashing past tense slashed past participle slashed * 1) [transitive] mainly journalism to reduce something by a large amount The… …

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  • 12Slash-and-burn — This article is about slash and burn farming. For shifting cultivation, see shifting cultivation. For the Manic Street Preachers single, see Slash n Burn. Not to be confused with scorched earth. Slash and burn practices in Eno, Finland, 1893 …

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  • 13slash — slash1 [ slæʃ ] verb transitive * 1. ) to cut something in a violent way: The tires on the car had been slashed. His attacker slashed him across the face with a knife. 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM to reduce something by a large amount: Congress voted… …

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  • 14Slash (comics) — Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Slash real name=Unknown publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Captain America #294 (June 1984) creators=J.M. DeMatteis Paul Neary alliance color=background:#cccccc status=Inactive… …

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  • 15slash — slash1 [slæʃ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Old French eslachier to break ] 1.) [I,T always + adverb/preposition] to cut or try to cut something violently with a knife, sword etc ▪ Someone had slashed the tires. slash at/through ▪ The …

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  • 16slash — 01. The victim was [slashed] on the arm with a knife when he tried to fight off his attacker. 02. We have [slashed] prices by up to 50% for our yearly sale. 03. The young boy who was found by police was almost dead, after having [slashed] his… …

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  • 17slash line — noun a) The batting average, on base percentage, and slugging average of a batter or team when expressed together, separated by slashes. His slash line since being traded is .262/.344/.427. b) The batting average, on base percentage, and slugging …

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  • 18slash — [slæʃ] verb I 1) [T] mainly journalism to reduce something by a large amount The budget had been slashed by £3 million.[/ex] 2) [T] to cut something in a violent way The tyres on the car had been slashed.[/ex] 3) [I/T] to try to cut or hit… …

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  • 19slash — 1. verb 1) her tires had been slashed Syn: cut (open), gash, slit, split open, lacerate, knife, make an incision in 2) informal the company slashed prices Syn: reduce, cut, lower, bring dow …

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  • 20slash — 1. verb 1) her tyres had been slashed Syn: cut, gash, slit, lacerate, knife 2) informal the company slashed prices Syn: reduce, cut, lower, bring down, mark down …

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