Definitions for gashgæʃ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gashgæʃ(n.)

  1. a long, deep wound or cut; slash.

    Category: Pathology

  2. (v.t.)to make a long, deep cut in; slash.

Origin of gash:

1540–50; alter. (with -sh perh. from slash1) of ME garsen < OF garser, jarsier to scarify, wound < VL *charaxāre < Gk charássein to scratch, notch

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cut, gash, slash, slice(noun)

    a wound made by cutting

    "he put a bandage over the cut"

  2. cut, gash(noun)

    a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

  3. slash, gash(verb)

    a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

  4. slash, gash(verb)

    cut open

    "she slashed her wrists"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. gash(noun)ˈæʃ

    a long, deep cut

    a bad gash across his stomach

Wiktionary

  1. gash(Noun)

    A deep cut.

  2. gash(Noun)

    A vulva, pussy

  3. gash(Noun)

    A woman

  4. gash(Noun)

    Rubbish, spare kit

  5. gash(Noun)

    Rubbish on board an aircraft

  6. gash(Noun)

    Unused film or sound during film editing

  7. gash(Noun)

    Poor quality beer, usually watered down.

  8. gash(Verb)

    To make a deep, long cut, to slash.

  9. Origin: From an alteration of garsen, from garser, jarsier (Modern French gercer), from *charaxāre, from charássein ("to scratch, notch").

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gash(verb)

    to make a gash, or long, deep incision in; -- applied chiefly to incisions in flesh

  2. Gash(noun)

    a deep and long cut; an incision of considerable length and depth, particularly in flesh


Translations for gash

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

gash(noun)

a deep, open cut or wound

a gash on his cheek.

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