facing vs slash

facing

noun
  • Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside. 

  • A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting. 

  • The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about. 

  • The most external portion of exterior siding. 

  • The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat. 

adj
  • Diverging in the direction of travel. 

  • Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction) 

slash

noun
  • A slit in an outer garment exposing a lining or inner garment, usually of a contrasting color or design; any intentional long vertical cut in a garment. 

  • A hard swift lateral strike with a hockey or lacrosse stick, usually across another player's arms or legs. 

  • A swampy area; a swamp. 

  • A clearing in a forest, (particularly) those made by logging, fire, or other violent action. 

  • Slash fiction. 

  • A cut or laceration, often deep, made by an edged weapon or whip. 

  • A deep taper-pointed incision in a plant. 

  • A piss: an act of urination. 

  • Female genitalia. 

  • A wild swinging strike of the bat. 

  • A swift, broad, cutting stroke made by an edged weapon or whip. 

  • A sharp reduction. 

  • The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩, sometimes (often proscribed) inclusive of any mark produced by a similar slashing movement of the pen, as the backslash ⟨\⟩. 

  • Any similar wide striking motion. 

  • A large quantity of watery food such as broth. 

  • The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal. 

adv
  • Used to note the sound or action of a slash. 

conj
  • Used to connect two or more identities in a list. 

  • Used to list alternatives. 

verb
  • To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs. 

  • To create slashes in a garment. 

  • To criticize cuttingly. 

  • To swing wildly at the ball. 

  • To clear land, (particularly forestry) with violent action such as logging or brushfires or (agriculture, uncommon) through grazing. 

  • To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip. 

  • To write slash fiction. 

  • To piss, to urinate. 

  • To work in wet conditions. 

  • To reduce sharply. 

  • To move quickly and violently. 

  • To strike violently and randomly 

  • To crack a whip with a slashing motion. 

  • To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon. 

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