English Explanatory Dictionary

slit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A narrow cut or opening; a slot.
  2. The vulva.
  3. A woman, usually a sexually loose woman; a prostitute.
verb
  1. To cut a narrow opening.
  2. To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.
  3. To cut; to sever; to divide.
adj
  1. Having a cut narrow opening.

Pronunciation

/ˈslɪt/ en-us-slit.ogg

Word forms

slit slits slitting slitten

Etymology

From Middle English slitten, from Old English slītan, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyd- (“to tear, rend (cut apart), split apart”). Possibly cognate with Latin laed- (“to strike, hurt, injure”). Doublet of slite; also related to slice through French borrowing. Apparently unrelated to English slot, whose etymology, however, is uncertain.

Derived words

arrowslit arrow slit dorsal slit double-slit experiment eyeslit gill slit microslit nanoslit piss-slit piss slit preslit slit drum slit-eyed slit-faced bat slit gong slit-gong slit lamp slitless slitlet slitlike slitmask slitmouth slit-scan slitshell slit-shell slittable slitted slitter slit trench slitty slitwidth slitwise unslit slit one's throat slit someone's throat
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