- to make a straight long incision in; split open
- to cut into strips lengthwise
- a long narrow cut
- a long narrow opening
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
slit /slɪt/USA pronunciation
v., slit, slit•ting, n.
v. [~ + object]
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026v. [~ + object]
- to make a long cut or opening in:to slit a dress.
- to cut into strips;
split.
n. [countable]
- a straight, narrow cut or opening:a slit in the skirt.
slit
(slit),USA pronunciation v., slit, slit•ting, n.
v.t.
n.
slit′less, adj.
slit′like′, adj.
v.t.
- to cut apart or open along a line;
make a long cut, fissure, or opening in. - to cut or rend into strips;
split.
n.
- a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- 1175–1225; Middle English slitte (noun, nominal), slitten (verb, verbal); cognate with German schlitzen to split, slit; akin to Old English slite a slit, geslit a bite, slītan to split; see slice
slit′like′, adj.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
slit /slɪt/ vb (slits, slitting, slit) (transitive)
'slit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aperture
- buttonhole
- cheongsam
- éclat
- rent
- slash
- slit trench
- spiracle
- tail coat
- uncut
- vent
- whip graft
- barbut
- boilable
- butterfly
- Capri pants
- cut
- drop
- fipple
- flue
- gill slit
- graft
- grooved fricative
- mandilion
- molecular beam
- monochromator
- notch
- opening
- placket
- rotary shutter
- twat
- whip-and-tongue graft
- sallet
- slash pocket
- slice
- slit-drum
- slit fricative
- slot
- spectrometer
- spectroscope
- Stechhelm
- stenopeic