Slit

Part of speech: noun (n.)

3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide. Chaucer.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. Gill slit. (Anat.) See Gill opening, under Gill.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps.

2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose.

3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.] And slits the thin-spun life. Milton.