slit

Universal Words noun, verb noun a long narrow cut or opening: a long skirt with a slit up the side * His eyes narrowed into slits. verb (slitting, slit, slit) to make a long narrow cut or opening in sth: [VN] Slit the roll with a sharp knife. * The child's throat had been slit. * Her skirt was slit at both sides (= designed with an opening at the bottom on each side). * [VN-ADJ] He slit op