gashed

verb

Definition of gashednext
past tense of gash
as in sliced
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gashed
  1. slashed
  2. ripped
  3. cut
  4. pierced
  5. stabbed
  6. slit
Verb
  • In another incident that month, a train conductor was slashed in the neck.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So much so that movement speeds of loads (up or down) were slashed by 85% compared to common-or-garden backpacks.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of slashed
Verb
  • Someone’s face gets ripped right off, and another person gets a fork plunged into their eyeball.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Cyclone Chido Reports of widespread damage are emerging from the French territory of Mayotte after a 100-year cyclone ripped through the region Saturday.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of ripped
Verb
  • Nordstrom announced plans last year to shutter its Canadian operations, closing all stores in the country and cutting 2,500 jobs.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This included cutting the corporate tax rate and increasing standard deductions for individuals and couples, many of whom previously would have itemized instead of taking the standard deduction.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut
Verb
  • Colin lost his leg to a shark while surfing in Hawaii; Sydney nearly bled out after shrapnel from the Boston Marathon bombing pierced her femoral artery.
    Longreads, Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Her death was likely due to a parasitic wasp–as Main’s team noticed that her burrow cover had been pierced.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of pierced
Verb
  • Two people were stabbed at a transit station in Queens, with one of them dying, and a woman was set on fire and died on a subway car in Brooklyn.
    Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Hernandez-Velasco, 32, was rushed to Stamford Hospital after he was stabbed at a party, cops said.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • Charging documents obtained by KIRO, Fox 13 and the Kitsap Sun allege that the 23-year-old suspect called 911 and claimed his brother had slit his own throat.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Tasteful slits on either side of this sweater allow for the piece to have natural movement, while loose sleeves provide an effortlessly cool finish to the neutral staple.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of slit
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