gash

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gash /ɡæʃ/ noun [countable]  MIa large deep cut or hole in something, for example in a person’s skin 大而深的切口，伤口 Blood poured from a deep gash in her forehead. 鲜血从她额头上一道很深的伤口汩汩地流出来。► see thesaurus at injury —gash verb [transitive] One day Frank gashed his hand on a bit of broken glass. 一天，弗兰克的手被一块碎玻璃划了道大口子。

Examples from the Corpus

gash• Thomas suffered a gash above his left eye.• a gash in the sidewall of a tire• The bloody gash behind his left ear had been cut with a machete.• There was, at the back, a deep gash.• There was a great gash torn in his world.• Something had made a long gash in the side of the booth.• Plenty of action, plenty of gash.• The gash in its throat was shocking, but not pathetic.• The accident left her with an ugly gash above the left eye.• Now think again of the wound on Hector's face - a heavy blow, a wide gash.deep gash• There was, at the back, a deep gash.• Theroux had a deep gash on his face, neckache, altitude sickness and a damaged wrist.• These spines are capable of producing a deep gash, and consequently these fishes should be handled with care.• After struggling free he went to nearby Bassetlaw Hospital where doctors closed the quarter-inch deep gash.Origin gash (1500-1600) Old North French garser, from Greek charassein “to make a mark in the surface of something”

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cut deep hole or Corpus something, in for a large

gash
gash /ɡæʃ/ noun [countable]a large deep cut or hole in something, for example in a person’s skin:
    Blood poured from a deep gash in her forehead.
—gash verb [transitive]:
    One day Frank gashed his hand on a bit of broken glass.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ injury damage to part of your body caused by an accident or an attack: The passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
   ▪ wound an injury, especially a deep cut in your skin made by a knife, bullet, or bomb: He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
   ▪ cut a small injury made when a sharp object cuts your skin: Blood was running from a cut on his chin.
   ▪ bruise a dark mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit: Jack often comes home from playing rugby covered in bruises.
   ▪ graze/scrape a small injury that marks your skin or breaks the surface slightly: She fell off her bike and got a few grazes on her legs and knees.
   ▪ gash a long deep cut: He had a deep gash across his forehead.
   ▪ bump an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it against something: How did you get that bump on your head?
   ▪ sprain an injury to your ankle, wrist, knee etc, caused by suddenly twisting it: It’s a slight sprain – you should rest your ankle for a week.
   ▪ strain an injury to a muscle caused by stretching it or using it too much: a muscle strain in his neck
   ▪ fracture a crack or broken part in a bone: a hip fracture