noun, verb
noun ~ (in / on sth) a long deep cut in the surface of sth, especially a person's skin:
He needed an operation to close a nasty gash in his arm. * The explosion left a wide gash in the rock.
verb [VN] to make a long deep cut in sth, especially a person's skin:
He gashed his hand on a sharp piece of rock. * She was gashed in the face with a broken bottle.
