Word Direct Answers

What does "slit" mean?

Slit: To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose.
  2. 3.To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.] And slits the thin-spun life. Milton.
  3. 4.A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. Gill slit. (Anat.) See Gill opening, under Gill.

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