1. To make a long cut in something with a knife or other sharp tool: "The man threatened to slash the upholstery in the car when he was looking for hidden drugs.."
2. To reduce something by a significant amount: "They decided to slash prices to increase their sales."

1. A thin and usually long cut made with a knife or other sharp object: "You could see the horrible slash on his arm which happened when he reached through the broken window."
2. The punctuation mark / which is used to mean "or" as in and/or; "and or" as in bottles/cans; "per" as in kilometers/hour; or as a division sign in fractions as in 1/2; also called a slash mark: "The slash symbol, or slash mark, is often used in computer programming, website addresses; as well as, in the situations shown in the examples presented in this #2 definition."