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slit

(slĭt)

A long, straight, narrow cut or opening.

tr.v. slit, slit·ting, slits

1. To make a slit or slits in.

2. To cut lengthwise into strips; split.

[Middle English slitte, from slitten, to split, from Old English slītan, to cut up.]

slit′ter n.

slit′ty adj.

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slit

(slɪt)

vb (tr) , slits, slitting or slit

1. to make a straight long incision in; split open

2. to cut into strips lengthwise

3. to sever

4. a long narrow cut

5. a long narrow opening

[Old English slītan to slice; related to Old Norse slita, Old High German slīzen]

ˈslitter n

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slit

(slɪt)

v. slit, slit•ting,
n. v.t.

1. to make a long cut or opening in.

2. to cut or rend into strips; split.

3. a straight, narrow cut or opening.

[1175–1225; Middle English slitte (n.), slitten (v.); akin to Old English slītan to split, c. Old Frisian, Old Norse slīta, Old High German slīzan; compare slice]

slit′like`, adj.

slit

Past participle: slit
Gerund: slitting

Imperative
slit
slit

Present
I slit
you slit
he/she/it slits
we slit
you slit
they slit

Preterite
I slit
you slit
he/she/it slit
we slit
you slit
they slit

Present Continuous
I am slitting
you are slitting
he/she/it is slitting
we are slitting
you are slitting
they are slitting

Present Perfect
I have slit
you have slit
he/she/it has slit
we have slit
you have slit
they have slit

Past Continuous
I was slitting
you were slitting
he/she/it was slitting
we were slitting
you were slitting
they were slitting

Past Perfect
I had slit
you had slit
he/she/it had slit
we had slit
you had slit
they had slit

Future
I will slit
you will slit
he/she/it will slit
we will slit
you will slit
they will slit

Future Perfect
I will have slit
you will have slit
he/she/it will have slit
we will have slit
you will have slit
they will have slit

Future Continuous
I will be slitting
you will be slitting
he/she/it will be slitting
we will be slitting
you will be slitting
they will be slitting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been slitting
you have been slitting
he/she/it has been slitting
we have been slitting
you have been slitting
they have been slitting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been slitting
you will have been slitting
he/she/it will have been slitting
we will have been slitting
you will have been slitting
they will have been slitting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been slitting
you had been slitting
he/she/it had been slitting
we had been slitting
you had been slitting
they had been slitting

Conditional
I would slit
you would slit
he/she/it would slit
we would slit
you would slit
they would slit

Past Conditional
I would have slit
you would have slit
he/she/it would have slit
we would have slit
you would have slit
they would have slit

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Noun	1.	slit - a long narrow opening jag - a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" slot - a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot" vent - a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket)
	2.	slit - obscene terms for female genitals puss, pussy, snatch, twat, cunt female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny - external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals"
	3.	slit - a depression scratched or carved into a surface incision, prick, scratch, dent imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" scotch, score - a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
	4.	slit - a narrow fissure crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure - a long narrow opening
Verb	1.	slit - make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" slice cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	2.	slit - cut a slit into; "slit the throat of the victim" incise - make an incision into by carving or cutting

slit

verb

1. cut (open), rip, slash, knife, pierce, lance, gash, split open They say somebody slit her throat.

noun

1. cut, gash, incision, tear, rent, fissure Make a slit in the stem.

2. opening, split, crack, aperture, chink, space She watched them through a slit in the curtain.

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slit

noun

The result of cutting:

cut, gash, incision, slash, slice, split.

verb

1. To penetrate with a sharp edge:

cut, gash, incise, pierce, slash.

2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument:

carve, cleave, cut, dissever, sever, slice, split.

Translations

شِقٌّ طويليَشُقُّ شقّا طويلا

řezrozříznoutštěrbina

flængerevnesprætte op

aufschlitzen Einwurf Schlitz

abertura raja ranura rendija resquicio

kahtiaviiltääviiltoviiva

fendre fente

hasíték

iris

rifarífa/spretta upp

fessura tagliare aprire fendere feritoia

prarėžti

atgrieztgriezumsiešķeltpārgrieztšķēlums

gleuf opensnijden spleet splijten

spalte sprette opp

щель

rozstrihnúť

razparatirazporek

uzun kesikuzunlamasına kesmekyarıkyarmak

撕开狭缝裂缝

slit

[slɪt] (slit (vb: pt, pp))

A. N

1. (= opening) → abertura f, hendidura f; (= cut) → corte m
to make a slit in sth → hacer un corte en algo

2. (in dress etc) → raja f

3. (= vagina) → coño m

B. VT → cortar, abrir
to slit a sack open → abrir un saco con un cuchillo
to slit sb's throat → cortarle el pescuezo a algn

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slit

[ˈslɪt]

(in fabric, paper) (= cut) → incision f (= tear) → déchirure f; [skirt] → fente f
a skirt with a slit up the back → une jupe fendue derrière

(= gap, opening) (in curtain, blind) → fente f

vt [slit] (pt, pp)

(= cut) [+ envelope] → ouvrir; [+ fabric] → faire une fente dans; [+ fish, meat] → faire une incision dans
to slit sb's throat → trancher la gorge à qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

slit

vb: pret, ptp <slit>

n → Schlitz m; (in castle wall also) → Schießscharte f

vt → (auf)schlitzen; to slit a sack open → einen Sack aufschlitzen; to slit somebody’s throat → jdm die Kehle aufschlitzen

slit

slit pocket

n → Durchgrifftasche f

slit trench

n → Splittergraben m

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slit

[slɪt] (slit (vb: pt, pp))

1. n (opening) → fessura; (cut) → taglio; (tear) → strappo; (in skirt) → spacco

2. vt → tagliare
to slit open (letter) → aprire (sack) → aprire con un taglio
to slit sb's throat → tagliare la gola a qn

slit

(slit) – present participle ˈslitting: past tense, past participle slit – verb

to make a long cut in. She slit the envelope open with a knife.

noun

a long cut; a narrow opening. a slit in the material.

slit

n. incisión, hendidura, rajadura;

to make a ___ → hacer una incisión, hacer una hendidura; rajar, cortar en tiras.

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