slash

To cut or form by cutting with forceful sweeping strokes.

To make a gash or gashes in.

To cut a slit or slits in, especially so as to reveal an underlying color.

To swing a stick at (an opponent) in ice hockey or lacrosse, in violation of the rules.

To criticize sharply.

To hit or propel (a ball, for instance) forcefully in a straight line.

To reduce or curtail drastically.

To make forceful sweeping strokes with a sharp instrument.

To cut one’s way with such strokes.