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slit

DEFINITIONS OF: slit

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n a long narrow opening

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jag
a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing
slot
a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
vent
a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
coin slot
a slot through which coins can be inserted into a slot machine
mail slot
a slot (usually in a door) through which mail can be delivered
Type of:
opening
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

n a narrow fissure

Type of:
cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure
a long narrow opening

n a depression scratched or carved into a surface

Synonyms:
dent, incision, prick, scratch
Types:
score, scotch
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Type of:
depression, impression, imprint
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

n obscene terms for female genitals

Synonyms:
cunt, puss, pussy, snatch, twat
Type of:
fanny, female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals
external female sex organs

v make a clean cut through

slit her throat”
Synonyms:
slice
Type of:
cut
separate with or as if with an instrument

v cut a slit into

slit the throat of the victim”
Type of:
incise
make an incision into by carving or cutting
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