Open
Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.
Slash
Slash verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Slashed Throat: The first thing that the Mountain Man does in the second film after waking up is slash Sverre's throat open.
Source: Film / Cold Prey - During the finale, the team allows the Big Bad to impale Shinken-Oh, leaving him open to a finishing slash from the Mecha.
Source: Deliberate Injury Gambit -
The season eight episode "Razorhead" showed that a barracuda's teeth are so sharp that they can slash a fish in half just by ramming it with their mouth open.
Source: Series / River Monsters
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Slash and Open. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/slash
Open & Slash. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/slash>.
Slash or Open. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/open/slash.
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