gash

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noun

ˈgash How to pronounce gash (audio)
Synonyms of gashnext
1
: a deep long cut in flesh
2
: a deep narrow depression or cut
cut a gash through the forest
a gash in the hull

gash

2 of 3

verb

gashed; gashing; gashes

transitive verb

: to make a gash in

intransitive verb

: to make a gash : cut

gash

3 of 3

adjective

1
chiefly Scotland : knowing, witty
2
chiefly Scotland : well-dressed : trim

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Examples of gash in a Sentence

Noun The dog had a bad gash in his leg. The iceberg made a gash in the hull of the ship. Verb The knife slipped and gashed his finger. her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment
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Noun
Footage filmed from a helicopter Tuesday morning showed the fire appeared to largely be out on the tanker, which had a large gash on its port side. — arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025 The star cornerback had a notable gash above his left eye during the Super Bowl parade in downtown Philadelphia. — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
Houston established the run early with Joe Mixon, and Stroud made clutch throws while gashing the Chiefs with passes over the middle of the field. — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025 The Razorbacks gashed the Tigers for 44 points in the paint a week ago. — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Another even larger gash oozes blood over his right ear—likely the dagger work of a shattered rearview mirror. — Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for gash

Word History

Etymology

Verb

alteration of Middle English garsen, from Anglo-French garser to nip, scratch, from Vulgar Latin *charissare, from Greek charassein to scratch, engrave

Adjective

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Adjective

1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of gash was in 1548

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Kids Definition

gash

1 of 2 noun
ˈgash How to pronounce gash (audio)
: a long deep cut

gash

2 of 2 verb
: to make a long deep cut in

Medical Definition

gash

1 of 2 transitive verb
ˈgash How to pronounce gash (audio)
: to make a gash in

intransitive verb

: to make a gash : cut

gash

2 of 2 noun
: a deep long cut especially in flesh

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