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slit

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SLIT

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) <I slit my finger open while cleaning up the broken glass>

Synonyms gash, incise, rip, shear, slash, slice, slit

Related Words crosscut, hacksaw, saw, scissor; cleave, rive, split; pierce, stab; bruise, butcher, hack, haggle, lacerate, mangle; rend, tear; carve, chip, chisel, notch; anatomize, dissect, section; chop, dice, mince; amputate, cut off, sever

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