slit

1. 1.

   make a clean cut through

   “slit her throat”

   Synonymsslice

   Broadercut
2. 2.

   cut a slit into

   “slit the throat of the victim”

   Broaderincise

Other forms of slit

plural

slits·

past tense

slitted·

present participle

slitting

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about slit

What does slit mean?

slit means "a long narrow opening". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in slit?

slit has 1 syllable: slit. In IPA it is /ˈslɪt/.

What is another word for slit?

Close synonyms include cunt, puss, pussy, snatch, twat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slit a common word?

slit is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.