gash

gash
I. noun Date: 1548 1. a deep long cut in flesh 2. a deep narrow depression or cut <
cut a gash through the forest
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a gash in the hull
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II. verb Etymology: alteration of Middle English garsen, from Anglo-French garser to nip, scratch, from Vulgar Latin *charissare, from Greek charassein to scratch, engrave Date: 1566 transitive verb to make a gash in intransitive verb to make a gash ; cut III. adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1706 1. chiefly Scottish knowing, witty 2. chiefly Scottish well-dressed ; trim

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  • gash — vt to make a gash in vi to make a gash: CUT gash n a deep long cut esp. in flesh …   Medical dictionary

  • Gash — (g[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gashed} (g[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gashing}.] [For older garth or garse, OF. garser to scarify, F. gercer to chap, perh. from an assumed LL. carptiare, fr. L. carpere, carptum, to pluck, separate into parts; cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • gash — [gæʃ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Old North French; Origin: garser, from Greek charassein to make a mark in the surface of something ] a large deep cut or hole in something, for example in a person s skin ▪ Blood poured from a deep gash in her forehead …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Gash — Gash, n. A deep and long cut; an incision of considerable length and depth, particularly in flesh. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gash — [n] cut made by slicing cleft, furrow, gouge, incision, laceration, mark, nip, notch, rent, slash, slit, split, tear, wound; concept 309 gash [v] cut by slicing carve, cleave, furrow, gouge, incise, injure, lacerate, lance, mark, nip, notch,… …   New thesaurus

  • gash — ► NOUN ▪ a long, deep slash, cut, or wound. ► VERB ▪ make a gash in. ORIGIN from Old French garcer to chap, crack , perhaps from Greek kharassein sharpen, scratch, engrave …   English terms dictionary

  • gash — [gash] vt. [earlier garse < ME garsen < OFr garser < VL * charassare < Gr charassein, to cut, engrave] to make a long, deep cut in; slash n. [ME garse < OFr] a long, deep cut …   English World dictionary

  • gash — index lancinate, mutilate, rift (gap), split Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • Gash — A gash is a deep wound. It may also refer to: * Gash (Pram album), a 1990 album by the band Pram * Gash (album), a 1995 album by the band Foetus * Gash (TV series), a 2003 British TV series hosted by Armando Iannucci * Gash River, also known as… …   Wikipedia

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