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
Examples of gash in a Sentence
Noun
The dog had a bad gash in his leg.
The iceberg made a gash in the hull of the ship.
Verb
The knife slipped and gashed his finger.
her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Knox's Rocky Legal Road Knox was a 20-year-old exchange student in November 2007 when Kercher was found dead in her bedroom with more than 40 stab wounds and a deep gash in her throat.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
They’ve been gashed a bit more in the playoffs, allowing 148 yards on the ground in the previous two games, but with two weeks of rest and game-planning behind them, the Chiefs defense will be looking to put a stopper in the rushing attack that has led the Eagles to New Orleans.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
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Noun
Hike Charyn Canyon Central Asia’s version of the Grand Canyon is a 100-mile-long (160 km) gash in the Earth’s surface in eastern Kazakhstan.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Knox's Rocky Legal Road Knox was a 20-year-old exchange student in November 2007 when Kercher was found dead in her bedroom with more than 40 stab wounds and a deep gash in her throat.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Razorbacks gashed the Tigers for 44 points in the paint a week ago.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
They’ve been gashed a bit more in the playoffs, allowing 148 yards on the ground in the previous two games, but with two weeks of rest and game-planning behind them, the Chiefs defense will be looking to put a stopper in the rushing attack that has led the Eagles to New Orleans.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Another even larger gash oozes blood over his right ear—likely the dagger work of a shattered rearview mirror.
—Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
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“Gash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gash. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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gash
1 of 2 noun
: a long deep cut
gash
2 of 2 verb
: to make a long deep cut in
Medical Definition
gash
2 of 2 noun
: a deep long cut especially in flesh
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