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slit

[ slit ]

verb (used with object)

, slit, slit·ting.
  1. to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
  2. to cut or rend into strips; split.

noun

  1. a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.

slit

/ slɪt /

verb

  1. to make a straight long incision in; split open
  2. to cut into strips lengthwise
  3. to sever

noun

  1. a long narrow cut
  2. a long narrow opening

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Derived Forms

  • ˈslitter, noun

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Other Words From

  • slitless adjective
  • slitlike adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of slit1

1175–1225; Middle English slitte (noun), slitten (v.); cognate with German schlitzen to split, slit; akin to Old English slite a slit, geslit a bite, slītan to split; slice

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Word History and Origins

Origin of slit1

Old English slītan to slice; related to Old Norse slita, Old High German slīzen

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