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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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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Zining Mok, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2024
But Fundora’s elbow unintentionally caused an enormous gash on Tszyu’s forehand, and almost immediately, his face was covered with blood.
—Josh Katzowitz, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
David Lombardi, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Atlanta’s defense has been gashed through the air this year, sitting 25th in passing EPA per play.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
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Noun
In one, a bucket-wheel excavator makes gash after gash in the face of a hill; in another, hillcut soil flows along an eight-mile-long conveyor belt and is spread across newly reclaimed land, desolate and bright red.
—Zining Mok, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2024
But Fundora’s elbow unintentionally caused an enormous gash on Tszyu’s forehand, and almost immediately, his face was covered with blood.
—Josh Katzowitz, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
That was Matt Breida, who — as an unestablished rookie — wore jersey No. 49 while gashing his way to a 53-man roster spot.
—David Lombardi, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Atlanta’s defense has been gashed through the air this year, sitting 25th in passing EPA per play.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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
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“Gash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gash. Accessed 2 Dec. 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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