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
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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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Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
But there’s a Great American subset — where the adventure rocks the infrastructure and the life leaves a gash.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Kercher was found in her bedroom with more than 40 stab wounds and a deep gash in her throat.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
But there’s a Great American subset — where the adventure rocks the infrastructure and the life leaves a gash.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for gash
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“Gash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gash. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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gash
1 of 2 noun
: a long deep cut
gash
2 of 2 verb
: to make a long deep cut in
Medical Definition
gash
2 of 2 noun
: a deep long cut especially in flesh
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