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- [gash]
- /gæʃ/
- /ɡæʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gash]
- /gæʃ/
Definitions of gash word
- noun gash a long, deep wound or cut; slash. 1
- noun gash Slang: Vulgar. the vagina. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman considered as a sex object. 1
- verb with object gash to make a long, deep cut in; slash. 1
- adjective gash dreary or gloomy in appearance. 1
- noun gash When referring to a female, this term is used with disparaging intent and perceived as highly insulting. The word cunt shows a similar transfer of meaning from a woman’s genitalia to the woman herself. 1
- noun gash A long deep slash, cut, or wound. 1
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Origin of gash
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; alteration (with -sh perhaps from slash1) of Middle English garsen < Old French garser, jarsier (French gercer) to scarify, wound < Vulgar Latin *charaxāre < Greek charássein to scratch, notch
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Parts of speech for Gash
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conjunction
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gash popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gash
noun gash
- laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- incision — a cut, gash, or notch.
- tear — the act of tearing.
- split — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- wound — the act of winding.
verb gash
- lance — a male given name.
- cleave — To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
- rend — to separate into parts with force or violence: The storm rent the ship to pieces.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- lacerate — to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
Antonyms for gash
noun gash
verb gash
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- sew — to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
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