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gash
1 [gash]
–noun
| 1. | a long, deep wound or cut; slash. |
| 2. | Slang: Vulgar.
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–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to make a long, deep cut in; slash. |
Origin:
1540–50; alter. (with -sh perh. from slash 1 ) of ME garsen < OF garser, jarsier (F gercer) to scarify, wound < VL *charaxāre < Gk charássein to scratch, notch
1540–50; alter. (with -sh perh. from slash 1 ) of ME garsen < OF garser, jarsier (F gercer) to scarify, wound < VL *charaxāre < Gk charássein to scratch, notch

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Gash
Gash\ (g[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gashed (g[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Gashing.] [For older garth or garse, OF. garser to scarify, F. gercer to chap, perh. from an assumed LL. carptiare, fr. L. carpere, carptum, to pluck, separate into parts; cf. LL. carptare to wound. Cf. Carpet.] To make a gash, or long, deep incision in; -- applied chiefly to incisions in flesh. Grievously gashed or gored to death. --Hayward.Gash
Gash\, n. A deep and long cut; an incision of considerable length and depth, particularly in flesh.
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Language Translation for : gash
Spanish:
raja, hendidura, corte,
German:
klaffende Wunde,
Japanese:
深い切傷
gash
1548, from M.E. garce (c.1225), from O.N.Fr. garser "to scarify, cut, slash," apparently from V.L. *charassare, from Gk. kharassein "engrave." Loss of -r- is characteristic (see bass, bust, etc.). Slang use for "vulva" dates to mid-1700s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: 1gash
Pronunciation: 'gash
Function: transitive verb
: to make a gash in gash intransitive senses
: to makea gash : CUT
Main Entry: 2gash
Function: noun
: a deep long cut especially in flesh
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gash (gāsh)
v. gashed, gash·ing, gash·es
To make a long, deep cut in; slash deeply. n.
- A long, deep cut.
- A deep flesh wound.
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