gash

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noun

ˈgash How to pronounce gash (audio)
Synonyms of gashnext
1
: a deep long cut in flesh
2
: a deep narrow depression or cut
cut a gash through the forest
a gash in the hull

gash

2 of 3

verb

gashed; gashing; gashes

transitive verb

: to make a gash in

intransitive verb

: to make a gash : cut

gash

3 of 3

adjective

1
chiefly Scotland : knowing, witty
2
chiefly Scotland : well-dressed : trim

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Examples of gash in a Sentence

Noun The dog had a bad gash in his leg. The iceberg made a gash in the hull of the ship. Verb The knife slipped and gashed his finger. her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment
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Noun
Brutto, who testified that Pino had a head gash, then asked him to remain seated because of his injury, the footage shows. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 Other images released Friday show a deep gash on Metcalf's chest with a forensic ruler placed beside the wound. — Louis Casiano , Stepheny Price , Brooke Taylor , Jasmine Baehr , Brie Stimson , Kelsie Cairns , Reagan Schroeder, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Verb
Suggs looked down to see that his arm had been gashed open and was dripping blood. — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Ever try to slide a piece of old furniture and feel a nail gash your wooden floor? — CBS News, 1 May 2026
Adjective
Notice the odd one out in ash, bash, cash, dash, gash and wash. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 There has always been a bunch of tepid hitting, and bouncing off with no wrapping up, leading to bushels of gash plays. — Kenny Rosarion, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gash

Word History

Etymology

Verb

alteration of Middle English garsen, from Anglo-French garser to nip, scratch, from Vulgar Latin *charissare, from Greek charassein to scratch, engrave

Adjective

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1566, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Adjective

1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of gash was in 1548

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“Gash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gash. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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Kids Definition

gash

1 of 2 noun
ˈgash How to pronounce gash (audio)
: a long deep cut

gash

2 of 2 verb
: to make a long deep cut in

Medical Definition

gash

1 of 2 transitive verb
ˈgash How to pronounce gash (audio)
: to make a gash in

intransitive verb

: to make a gash : cut

gash

2 of 2 noun
: a deep long cut especially in flesh

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