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1gash
noun \ˈgash\
: a long, deep cut
Full Definition of GASH
1
: a deep long cut in flesh
2
: a deep narrow depression or cut <cut a gash through the forest> <a gash in the hull>
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First Known Use of GASH
1548
2gash
verb
: to make a long, deep cut in (something)
Full Definition of GASH
transitive verb
: to make a gash in
intransitive verb
: to make a gash : cut
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Origin of GASH
alteration of Middle English garsen, from Anglo-French garser to nip, scratch, from Vulgar Latin *charissare, from Greek charassein to scratch, engrave
First Known Use: 1566
3gash
adjective
Definition of GASH
2
chiefly Scottish : well-dressed : trim
Origin of GASH
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1706
GASH Defined for Kids
1gash
noun \ˈgash\
Definition of GASH for Kids
: a long deep cut
2gash
verb
gashedgash·ing
Definition of GASH for Kids
: to make a long deep cut in <The knife slipped and gashed her finger.>
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