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Gash has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a wound made by cutting

"he put a bandage over the cut"

2

a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

3

a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

4

A deep cut.

Verb
1

cut open

"she slashed her wrists"

2

To make a deep, long cut; to slash.

Adjective
1

Of poor quality; makeshift; improvised; temporary; substituted.

2

ghastly; hideous

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

See Also
wound gashing cut temporary dawk hideous ghastly slash
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wound furrow cut

Origin

The word "gash" evolved from the Middle English term "garsen," which was borrowed from Old French. Its ultimate origin traces back to Ancient Greek, where it originally referred to an engraver.

Rhyming Words
ash pash kash fash dash bash rash nash tash yash lash mash cash vash sash wash hash akash stash awash
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