To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
The punctuation mark \.
Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
|passage= […] I was trying to find a web-site for which I had been given the following address: http://www.isop.ucla.edu/pacrim/pubs/korjournal.htm. […] I began to work backwards, removing first the last part of the address following the last backslash (/korjournal.htm).}}
To defeat soundly; to thrash.
To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
To intoxicate.
To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying.
A paste of clay or loam.
An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
A binge; a heavy drinking session.
The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
The player now receiving strike; the striker.
A player of the batting side now on the field.
Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.