: a long narrow cut or opening
slit
adjective
a slit skirt [=a skirt with a vertical slit at the hem]
slit; slitting
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: to cut into long narrow strips
slitter
noun
Synonyms
Examples of slit in a Sentence
Noun
You could see through the slit in the fence.
The skirt has a slit on one side.
a dress with a slit skirt
Verb
I slit the bag open at the top.
The bag of seeds had been slit open.
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
The beaded gown draped down the front and back of Ora's body, and included high slits on either side, going up to her shoulders, leaving much of her body exposed.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
The Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three young children before slitting her wrists and jumping out of a second-story window in an attempt to take her own life is planning to seek an insanity defense, court records show.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Cider’s has a bit of stretch and a subtle side slit.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
The beaded gown draped down the front and back of Ora's body, and included high slits on either side, going up to her shoulders, leaving much of her body exposed.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
Verb
Sansa works out his true nature by season seven, however, revealing his crimes in a dramatic trial and having sister Ayra slit his throat.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
The Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three young children before slitting her wrists and jumping out of a second-story window in an attempt to take her own life is planning to seek an insanity defense, court records show.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Slit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slit. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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