slit

slit
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from slitten Date: 12th century a long narrow cut or opening • slit adjectiveslitless adjective II. transitive verb (slit; slitting) Etymology: Middle English slitten; akin to Middle High German slitzen to slit, Old High German slīzan to tear apart, Old English sciell shell — more at shell Date: 14th century 1. a. to make a slit in b. to cut off or away ; sever c. to form into a slit 2. to cut into long narrow strips • slitter noun

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  • Slit — Slit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slit} or {Slitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slitting}.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. st[=i]tan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, split, OHG. sl[=i]zan to split, tear, wear out, Icel. st[=i]ta to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slit — Slit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slit} or {Slitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slitting}.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. st[=i]tan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, split, OHG. sl[=i]zan to split, tear, wear out, Icel. st[=i]ta to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slit — Slit, n. [AS. slite.] A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. [1913 Webster] {Gill slit}. (Anat.) See {Gill opening}, under {Gill}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slit — (v.) O.E. slitan cut or tear up, slit, from P.Gmc. *slitanan (Cf. O.S. slitan, O.N. slita, M.L.G., M.Du. sliten, Du. slijten, O.H.G. slizan, Ger. schleißen to slit ). The noun is attested from mid 13c. Slang sense of vulva is attested from 1640s …   Etymology dictionary

  • slit — slit; slit·less; slit·ter; …   English syllables

  • slit — ► NOUN ▪ a long, narrow cut or opening. ► VERB (slitting; past and past part. slit) 1) make a slit in. 2) (past and past part. slitted) form (one s eyes) into slits. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • slit — [slit] vt. slit, slitting [ME slitten < OE * slittan, akin to MHG slitzen < WGmc * slitjan < base of Gmc * slitan (> OE slitan) < IE base * (s)kel , to cut > SHIELD, SHELL] 1. to cut or split open, esp. by a straight, lengthwise …   English World dictionary

  • Slit — Slit, obs. 3d. pers. sing. pres. of {Slide}. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slit — [n] small opening, cut aperture, breach, cleavage, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, gash, hole, incision, rent, split, tear; concept 513 Ant. closure slit [v] cut open gash, incise, knife, lance, pierce, rip, sever, slash, slice, slot, split open …   New thesaurus

  • slit — index lancinate, sever, split (noun), split (verb) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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