Definitions
a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
Word origin
Alteration of older garsh, from Middle English garsen, from Old French garser, jarsier (Modern French gercer), from Vulgar Latin *charaxāre, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “engraver”).
Used in a sentence
“Unwittingly I slashed a gushing gash in my hand with a switchblade.”
“Then Beowulf too rallied. With his whetted dagger he slit a gash in the serpent's middle.”
“The victim of the attack, Russell Mills, suffered a head gash, a broken knee cap and a broken wrist.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Deep slash”4 letters
02“Deep cut”4 letters
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