as in to slice
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
I slit my finger open while cleaning up the broken glass
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2024
The longtime Angel commanded the catwalk in a black velvet slip dress with silver star details and a thigh-high slit.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
PCMAG, 9 July 2024
The tell-all chronicles his improbable adventures, from his escape from the Nazis with his family in 1936 to a violent attack at his home above the Strip in 1998, when a disgruntled former client slit his throat from ear to ear.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Cut a slit through one end of the lemon twist and insert the other end into the slit to make a loop.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2024
The longtime Angel commanded the catwalk in a black velvet slip dress with silver star details and a thigh-high slit.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
It is flanked by two microphones and slits for the bottom-firing speaker.
—PCMAG, 9 July 2024
The tell-all chronicles his improbable adventures, from his escape from the Nazis with his family in 1936 to a violent attack at his home above the Strip in 1998, when a disgruntled former client slit his throat from ear to ear.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Slit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slit. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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