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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Michael Fiorentino, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
Many of the patients were critically ill and moaning in pain from broken bones, head gashes and other injuries blamed on Tropical Storm Helene.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Mike Jones, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
And a run defense that’s been gashed week after week allowed just 73 yards on 20 carries.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Nov. 2024
Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
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Noun
The force of the water sent tables and chairs piercing into Xaver, leaving a big gash on her head and injuries to her left leg that required 50 stitches.
—Michael Fiorentino, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
Many of the patients were critically ill and moaning in pain from broken bones, head gashes and other injuries blamed on Tropical Storm Helene.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
Or will Robinson gash Washington’s defense, just as Barkley did last week?
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
And a run defense that’s been gashed week after week allowed just 73 yards on 20 carries.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Nov. 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 9 Jan. 2025.
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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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