verb

make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

he cut his toe on a sharp stone

gash,slash,lacerate,slit,pierce,penetrate,wound,injure,scratch,graze,nick,snick,notch,incise,score,lance

noun

a stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

he could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

blow,slash,stroke,swipe