| noun | a wound made by cutting “he put a bandage over the cut” |
| noun | an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) |
| noun | a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information |
| noun | a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument |
| verb | cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete |
| verb | beat severely with a whip or rod “The teacher often flogged the students” |
| verb | cut open “she slashed her wrists” |
| verb | cut drastically “Prices were slashed” |
| verb | move or stir about violently “The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed” |
| gash | verb | cut open |
| slash | verb | cut open |
| slice | verb | make a clean cut through |
| slash | noun | a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument |
| slasher | noun | someone who slashes another person |
| flogging | noun | beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment |
| welt | noun | a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions |
| whip | noun | an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping |
| whipper | noun | a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip |
| whipping | noun | beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment |
| lash | noun | a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object |
| strap | noun | whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging |
| trouncing | noun | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
| gash | noun | a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument |
| thrash | noun | a swimming kick used while treading water |
| toss | noun | an abrupt movement |
| jactitation | noun | (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness |