Gash — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wound made by cutting

a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈæʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈaʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈaʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈæʃ/.

Examples

he put a bandage over the cut
she slashed her wrists

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slash cut slice

Parts of Speech

noun	a wound made by cutting “he put a bandage over the cut”
noun	a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
noun	a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
verb	cut open “she slashed her wrists”

Word Forms

gash	verb	cut open
slash	verb	cut open
slice	verb	make a clean cut through
slash	noun	a wound made by cutting
gash	noun	a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

klaffende Wunde

eine durch Schneiden entstandene Wunde

🇫🇷French

entaille

une blessure faite en coupant

🇪🇸Spanish

tajo

una herida hecha por corte

🇮🇹Italian

squarcio

una ferita provocata da un taglio

🇳🇱Dutch

snee

een wond veroorzaakt door snijden

🇵🇹Portuguese

corte

uma ferida feita por corte

🇷🇺Russian

ранить

рана, полученная в результате пореза

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गहरा घाव

काटने से बना घाव

🇧🇩Bengali

গশ

কাটা দ্বারা তৈরি একটি ক্ষত

🇮🇳Tamil

கசிவு

வெட்டப்பட்ட காயம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కొట్టు

కత్తిరించడం ద్వారా చేసిన గాయం

🇮🇳Marathi

गाळणे

कापून केलेली जखम

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગૅશ

કાપીને બનાવેલ ઘા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಯಾಶ್

ಕತ್ತರಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಮಾಡಿದ ಗಾಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊള്ളൽ

വെട്ടിയുണ്ടാക്കിയ മുറിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਸ਼

ਕੱਟ ਕੇ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਇੱਕ ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

گیش

ایک زخم جو کاٹ کر بنایا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

伤口

割伤

🇯🇵Japanese

ガッシュ

切り傷によってできた傷

🇰🇷Korean

깊은 상처

베임으로 생긴 상처

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vết cắt

một vết thương được tạo ra bằng cách cắt

🇹🇭Thai

บรัช

บาดแผลที่เกิดจากการตัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

luka

luka yang dibuat dengan cara sayatan

🇲🇾Malay

luka

luka yang dibuat dengan memotong

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جرح

الجرح الناتج عن القطع

🇮🇷Persian

گاز گرفتن

زخمی که با بریدن ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yarık

kesilerek yapılan bir yara

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲתָך עָמוֹק

פצע שנוצר על ידי חיתוך

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The primary meaning of 'gash' is 'a wound made by cutting'.

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