Slash vs. Hyphen
Difference Between Slash and Hyphen
Slashnoun
A slashing action or motion, particularly:
Hyphennoun
The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
Slashnoun
A swift, broad, cutting stroke made by an edged weapon or whip.
A slash of his blade just missed my ear.Hyphennoun
(figuratively) Something that links two more consequential things.
Slashnoun
(cricket) A wild swinging strike of the bat.
Hyphennoun
An enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings.
Slashnoun
A hard swift lateral strike with a hockey or lacrosse stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
Hyphennoun
Someone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American", "female-academic", etc.
Slashnoun
Any similar wide striking motion.
He took a wild slash at the ball but the captain saved the team's skin by hacking it clear and setting up the team for a strike on the goal.Hyphenverb
To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.
Slashnoun
(figuratively) A sharp reduction.
After the war ended, the army saw a 50% slash in their operating budget.Hyphenconjunction
Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-".
Slashnoun
A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
Hyphennoun
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
Slashnoun
A cut or laceration, often deep, made by an edged weapon or whip.
He was bleeding from a slash across his cheek.Hyphenverb
divide or connect with a hyphen;
hyphenate these words and namesSlashnoun
(botany) A deep taper-pointed incision in a plant.
Slashnoun
Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
Slashnoun
(fashion) A slit in an outer garment exposing a lining or inner garment, usually of a contrasting color or design; any intentional long vertical cut in a garment. Clearing
Slashnoun
A clearing in a forest, (particularly) those made by logging, fire, or other violent action.
Slashnoun
The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩, sometimes inclusive of any mark produced by a similar slashing movement of the pen, as the backslash ⟨\⟩.
Slashnoun
Female genitalia.
Slashnoun
The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard.Slashnoun
clipping of slash fiction: fan fiction focused upon "shipping", or pairing, characters.
Slashnoun
A drink of something; a draft.
Slashnoun
A piss: an act of urination.
Where's the gents? I need to take a slash.Slashnoun
(US) A swampy area; a swamp.
Slashnoun
(UK) nodot=1: a deep trough of finely-fractured culm or a circular or elliptical pocket of coal.
Slashverb
To cut or attempt to cut, particularly:
Slashverb
To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
They slashed at him with their swords, but only managed to nick one of his fingers.She hacked and slashed her way across the jungle.Slashverb
To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.
Slashverb
(ice hockey) To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
Slashverb
(figuratively) To reduce sharply.
Competition forced them to slash prices.Profits are only up right now because they slashed overhead, but employee morale and product quality have collapsed too.Slashverb
(fashion) To create slashes in a garment.
Slashverb
(figuratively) To criticize cuttingly.
Slashverb
To strike violently and randomly, particularly:
Slashverb
(cricket) To swing wildly at the ball.
Slashverb
To move quickly and violently.
Slashverb
To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
Slashverb
To clear land, with violent action such as logging or brushfires or through grazing.
The province's traditional slash-and-burn agriculture was only sustainable with a much smaller population.Slashverb
To write slash fiction.
Slashverb
To piss, to urinate.
Slashadverb
Used to note the sound or action of a slash.
Slashconjunction
Used to connect two or more identities in a list.
Slashconjunction
Used to list alternatives.
Alternatives can be marked by the slash/stroke/solidus punctuation mark, a tall, right-slanting oblique line.Slashnoun
a wound made by cutting;
he put a bandage over the cutSlashnoun
an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
Slashnoun
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Slashnoun
a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
Slashverb
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
Slashverb
beat severely with a whip or rod;
The teacher often flogged the studentsThe children were severely trouncedSlashverb
cut open;
she slashed her wristsSlashverb
cut drastically;
Prices were slashedSlashverb
move or stir about violently;
The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed
