gash — OET · Shobdo

gash

noun

there was blood running from a gash on his forehead:

laceration, cut, slash, tear, gouge, puncture, score, incision, slit, split, rip, rent, nick, cleft;

scratch, scrape, graze, abrasion;

wound, injury, lesion, contusion;

Medicine trauma, traumatism.

verb

Frank gashed his hand on some broken glass:

lacerate, cut (open), slash, tear (apart), gouge, puncture, incise, score, slit, split, rend, nick, snick, notch, cleave;

scratch, scrape, graze, abrade;

wound, injure, hurt, damage, maim.

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