slit
[ slit ]
/ slɪt /
verb (used with object), slit, slit·ting.
to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
to cut or rend into strips; split.
noun
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
Origin of slit
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; see
slice
OTHER WORDS FROM slit
slit·less, adjective slit·like, adjectiveWords nearby slit
slipstream,
slipstreaming,
slipt,
slipware,
slipway,
slit,
slit fricative,
slit pocket,
slit trench,
slit-drum,
slither
Example sentences from the Web for slit
British Dictionary definitions for slit
slit
/ (slɪt) /
verb slits, slitting or slit (tr)
to make a straight long incision in; split open
to cut into strips lengthwise
to sever
noun
a long narrow cut
a long narrow opening
Derived forms of slit
slitter, nounWord Origin for slit
Old English
slītan to slice; related to Old Norse
slita, Old High German
slīzen