slash

beat severely with a whip or rod

a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

move or stir about violently

a wound made by cutting

a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

cut open

“she slashed her wrists”

an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)

cut drastically

“Prices were slashed”