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Meaning of SLIT

Pronunciation:  slit

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  obscene terms for female genitals
  2. [n]  a long narrow opening
  3. [n]  a narrow fissure
  4. [n]  a depression scratched or carved into a surface
  5. [adj]  having a narrow opening; "a slit skirt revealed shapely legs"; "a knife with a slitted blade"
  6. [adj]  having a long narrow cut; "his poor slit throat"
  7. [v]  cut a slit into; "slit the throat of the victim"
  8. [v]  make a clean cut through; "slit her throat"
 
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 Synonyms: cunt, cut, dent, incision, injured, prick, puss, pussy, scratch, slice, slitted, snatch, twat
 
 See Also: cleft, crack, crevice, cut, depression, female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fissure, impression, imprint, incise, jag, opening, scissure, score, scotch, slot

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Slit\, obs.
    3d. pers. sing. pres. of {Slide}. --Chaucer.
    
  2. \Slit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slit} or {Slitted}; p. pr. &
    vb. n. {Slitting}.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. st[=i]tan
    to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to
    slit, split, OHG. sl[=i]zan to split, tear, wear out, Icel.
    st[=i]ta 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.         --Milton.
    
  3. \Slit\, n. [AS. slite.]
    A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.
    {Gill slit}. (Anat.) See {Gill opening}, under {Gill}.
    
 
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