slit
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noun
a long, narrow cut or opening:
細長い切り口, 切れ目, 裂け目, すきま
e.g. make a slit in the stem under a bud
e.g. arrow slits.
verb (slits, slitting, slit) with object
make a long, narrow cut in (something):
…を縦, 横に(長く)切る, 切り開く; 〈スカートなど〉にスリットを入れる
e.g. give me the truth or I will slit your throat
〖～ A C〗 Aを(縦, 横長に)切ってC〈状態〉にする (!Cは〖形容詞〗) ; 〖～ A into B〗 A〈布･フィルムなど〉を切ってBにする
e.g. with object and complement : he slit open the envelope.
cut (something) into strips:
e.g. a wide recording head magnetizes the tape before it is slit to domestic size.
(past slitted) form (one's eyes) into slits; squint.
〈目〉を細める
DERIVATIVES
slitter noun
ORIGIN
late Old English slite (noun); related to Old English slītan ‘split, rend’ (of Germanic origin).