Slit

[slit]

A very narrow slot or cut in something is a slit. You might fill your pita bread with falafel by first making a slit in its side.

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3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide.

Noun
a long narrow opening

Noun
obscene terms for female genitals

Noun
a narrow fissure

Noun
a depression scratched or carved into a surface

Verb
cut a slit into; "slit the throat of the victim"

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Verb
make a clean cut through; "slit her throat"


3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide.

imp. & p. p.
of Slit

n.
To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps.

n.
To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose.

n.
To cut; to sever; to divide.

n.
A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.

Slit

Slit , obs. 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide. Chaucer.

Slit

Slit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slit or Slitted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Slitting.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. st'c6tan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, split, OHG. sl'c6zan to split, tear, wear out, Icel. st'c6ta to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide. Cf. Eclat, Slate, n., Slice.] 1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps. 2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose. 3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.]
And slits the thin-spun life.

Slit

Slit, n. [AS. slite.] A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. Gill slit. (Anat.) See Gill opening, under Gill.

3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide.

To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps.

A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.

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Usage Examples

My particular aesthetic of light and color and design wouldn't change as a result of working with computer graphics rather than with slit scan or miniatures.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I've got a real sense of three-dimensional geometry. I can look at a flat piece of fabric and know that if I put a slit in it and make some fabric travel around a square, then when you lift it up it will drape in a certain way, and I can feel how that will happen.