: a long narrow cut or opening
slit
adjective
a slit skirt [=a skirt with a vertical slit at the hem]
slit; slitting
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: to cut into long narrow strips
slitter
noun
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Examples of slit in a Sentence
Noun
You could see through the slit in the fence.
The skirt has a slit on one side.
a dress with a slit skirt
Verb
I slit the bag open at the top.
The bag of seeds had been slit open.
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Ty Gaskins, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Using a sharp paring knife, a smallish slit is cut into each breast, about 1 1/2-inches deep.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Outside one center in June, protesters slit the throats of three pigs as a threat to Muslims believed to be living there.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Alana Springsteen Country singer Alana Springsteen embraced shimmer with a sequined gown featuring a thigh-high slit.
—Ty Gaskins, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
Using a sharp paring knife, a smallish slit is cut into each breast, about 1 1/2-inches deep.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
Verb
The sheriff’s office further alleges that Sykes gave the 10-year-old instructions to slit the throats of the adults temporarily living with the child.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Outside one center in June, protesters slit the throats of three pigs as a threat to Muslims believed to be living there.
—Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Slit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slit. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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