Gash and Slash

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Gash

Gash verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).

Usage example: her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment

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Slash is a synonym for gash in cut topic. In some cases you can use "Slash" instead the word "Gash" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like enter, incision, laceration, lacerate. popular alternative

Nearby Words: gashed, gashing

Slash

Slash noun - A long deep cut.

Usage example: made a slash in the fabric with a knife

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Gash is a synonym for slash in cut topic. You can use "Gash" instead the word "Slash" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as enter, incision, slit, attack with claws. popular alternative

Nearby Words: slashed, slashing

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nasty	nasty gash	nasty slash
small	small gash	small slash
large	large gash	large slash
big	big gash	big slash
Other adjectives: great, huge, bad, horrible, missing, giant, red.

Both words in one sentence

Taking the Bullet: Taupy jumps between Kyrie and a beastman who was about to slash him with his claws; the little bear ends up with quite the nasty gash across his back.

Source: Manga / Sands of Destruction
Ren does not fare as well against Rey, who, after finally channelling the Force, leaves him with a nasty gash to the thigh, a deep puncture wound in the shoulder and a lightsaber slash across his face.

Source: Film / The Force Awakens

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