slit
noun
[ slɪt ]
• a long, narrow cut or opening.
• "make a slit in the stem under a bud"
Similar:
cut,
incision,
split,
slash,
gash,
laceration,
rip,
tear,
rent,
vent,
placket,
opening,
gap,
chink,
space,
crack,
cranny,
aperture,
slot,
peephole,
slit
verb
• make a long, narrow cut in.
• "give me the truth or I will slit your throat"
Similar:
cut,
slash,
split open,
slice open,
gash,
lacerate,
make an incision in,
tear,
rip,
pierce,
knife,
lance,
rend,
• form (one's eyes) into slits; squint.
• "she slitted her eyes to look at him"
Origin:
late Old English slite (noun); related to Old English slītan ‘split, rend’ (of Germanic origin).
