gash

/ɡæʃ/
noun
  1. A long, deep cut or wound in the skin or a surface.
    • The doctor cleaned the gash and stitched it up carefully.
    • He got a deep gash on his arm from the broken glass.
    • The rock left a nasty gash in the side of the car.
verb
  1. To make a long, deep cut in something.
    • The falling branch gashed the roof of the shed.
    • The knife gashed the tabletop when it fell.
    • She gashed her finger on a sharp piece of metal.
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