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Adjective

Vigorously incisive or critical

Noun

A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh

An act or instance of wounding or killing someone with a knife

Verb

Present participle for cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword

Present participle for to reduce (a price, quantity, etc.) greatly

Present participle for to lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument

Present participle for to reduce drastically

Present participle for to criticize or condemn severely

Present participle for to cut or trim off, especially the outer covering or skin of something

Present participle for cut carefully with sharp instrument

Present participle for to diminish to nothing

Present participle for to mark something with striations

Present participle for to shorten in duration or extent

Present participle for to use, empty or drain completely

Present participle for to remove (a section) from a text or piece of music

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Vigorously incisive or critical

ill-humored^US

accidentally on purpose

sulphurous^UK

sulfurous^US

like a bear with a sore head

rubbing the wrong way

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“As readers contributed their own suggestions, it quickly grew into a hilarious and slashing commentary on politicians and celebrities alike.”

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A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh

Noun

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An act or instance of wounding or killing someone with a knife

Verb

Present participle for cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword

making an incision in

plowing^US

ploughing^UK

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

putting out of action

hacking up

bowdlerising^UK

rubbing something raw

tearing limb from limb

pulverizing^US

pulverising^UK

taking a chunk out of

pummelling^UK

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

playing merry hell with

discoloring^US

driving a nail into the coffin of

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“AN 18-year-old woman who threatened a police officer with a kitchen knife began to slash her own wrists with the weapon.”

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Present participle for to reduce (a price, quantity, etc.) greatly

“He would have to slash his prices in half and create a branded line of three complementary products in order to get the deal.”

Verb

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Present participle for to lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument

giving someone a hiding

pummelling^UK

beating the living daylights out of

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

giving someone a good hiding

tanning someone's hide

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

dusting someone's britches

warming someone's seat

terrorising^UK

penalising^UK

terrorizing^US

penalizing^US

giving the cat o'nine tails

letting someone have it

knocking into the middle of next week

giving someone a beating

giving someone a drubbing

plugging

giving someone a good beating

giving someone a good drubbing

pulverizing^US

pulverising^UK

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

assaulting physically

striking with a stick

levelling^UK

leveling^US

boxing someone's ears

blipping

trimming

giving a black eye

beating the living daylights out of someone

giving a hiding to

jumping down one's throat

giving someone a licking

putting in the hospital

giving someone a hot bottom

invading

giving somebody a hiding

putting over one's knee

putting someone over your knee

raining something down on

firing a broadside at

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Verb

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Present participle for to reduce drastically

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

amortising^UK

amortizing^US

lowering the price of

reining in

rendering worthless

reducing the price of

offering at a giveaway price

disgrading

demeriting

driving down

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“They decided to slash jobs, close down plants and downsize.”

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Present participle for to criticize or condemn severely

slamming

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

pummelling^UK

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

casting aspersions on

throwing brickbats at

nitpicking about

vituperating against

giving a bad press to

giving someone a bad press

hauling over the coals

giving someone a roasting

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a rocket

giving someone a rollicking

tearing a strip off

giving something a bad press

bollocking

giving something a battering

passing strictures upon

slapping

punishing

doing a hatchet job on

giving someone a bollocking

ripping into

raking over the coals

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

going for the jugular

calling down

crawling all over

putting someone on the griddle

putting someone on the hot seat

pinning someone's ears back

burning someone's ears

jumping down someone's throat

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

penalising^UK

penalizing^US

running something down

calling over the coals

cudgelling^UK

striking

giving someone a dressing-down

cudgeling^US

jumping on one's case

biting someone's head off

snapping someone's head off

jumping down one's throat

giving a talking-to

pulling up

giving someone a telling-off

letting someone have it

giving someone an earful

giving someone what for

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone a wigging

giving someone a rating

wigging

rowing

giving someone a row

giving someone a caning

slapping down

blowing up

giving someone some stick

accusing

railing

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

giving a piece of one's mind

imputing

pointing the finger at

calling on the carpet

slapping someone's wrist

inculpating

taking someone to task

taxing

holding accountable

libelling^UK

libeling^US

opposing

rapping someone over the knuckles

dragging through the mud

expressing disapproval of

recriminating

talking to

minimizing^US

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

taking to the woodshed

minimising^UK

raising objections to

attributing

bringing someone to book

complaining vociferously about

slapping someone on the wrist

griping about

speaking ill of

taking down a peg

taking a stand against

lashing out at

preferring charges against

laying charges against

arguing against

spreading lies about

bringing into disrepute

carping about

whining about

blackening the name of

throwing mud at

sullying the reputation of

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

protesting strongly at

making a protest against

complaining bitterly about

disagreeing violently with

going on about

trouncing

frowning upon

telling a thing or two

accusing of

arraigning for

coming down on like a ton of bricks

bringing charges against

making a stand against

bringing to trial for

pointing the finger

putting up a fight against

filing charges against

taking to court for

making accusations about

sounding off

pointing a finger at

putting on trial for

reprimanding severely

reviewing unfavorably

satirizing^US

counselling^UK

counseling^US

satirising^UK

giving a tongue-lashing

harassing

rapping someone's knuckles

dishonoring^US

demonizing^US

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

quarreling with

raking over coals

demonising^UK

having words

giving somebody a piece of one's mind

giving tongue-lashing

gluing^US

glueing^UK

keeping after

having someone on the carpet

selling short

tearing someone a new one

giving someone a telling off

severely reprimanding

rapping across the knuckles

taking somebody to task

laying on

giving comeuppance

cussing out

criticizing hatefully

shouting at

eating out

giving someone a carpeting

meting out punishment to

teaching someone a lesson

picking on

sending someone away with a flea in his

holding forth against

marginalising^UK

giving the devil

presenting

expressing strong disapproval of

marking down

taking away

sticking it to

expressing disapprobation

expressing disapprobation of

thinking badly of

talking something down

bringing a charge against

holding at fault

bringing a case against

shooting full of holes

expressing a poor opinion of

zinging

disfavouring

remonstrating against

holding someone to blame

complaining to

speaking out

holding someone responsible

excepting

raining

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

taking great exception to

dragging over the coals

rapping someone the knuckles

assigning liability to

serving with a summons

facing with charges

considering guilty of

laying a guilt trip on

sermonising^UK

sermonizing^US

delivering a tirade to

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Present participle for to cut or trim off, especially the outer covering or skin of something

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Present participle for cut carefully with sharp instrument

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

modelling^UK

modeling^US

moulding^UK

molding^US

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Present participle for to diminish to nothing

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Present participle for to mark something with striations

Verb

Present participle for to shorten in duration or extent

summarising^UK

summarizing^US

epitomising^UK

epitomizing^US

giving an abstract of

putting in a nutshell

economizing^US

economising^UK

minimising^UK

minimizing^US

making a long story short

putting the brakes on

putting a restriction on

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Present participle for to use, empty or drain completely

utilising^UK

utilizing^US

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Present participle for to remove (a section) from a text or piece of music

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