In transitive terms the difference between freelance and slash

is that freelance is to produce or sell services as a freelance while slash is to reduce sharply.

As nouns the difference between freelance and slash

is that freelance is someone who sells his services to employers without a long-term contract while slash is a swift cut with a blade, particularly with fighting weapons as a sword, saber, knife etc.

As verbs the difference between freelance and slash

is that freelance is to work as a freelance while slash is to cut violently across something with a blade such as knife, sword, scythe, etc.

As an adjective freelance

is of, or relating to a freelance; without contract.

As a conjunction slash is

Used to connect two or more identities in a list.

freelance

English

Alternative forms

* free-lance

Noun

(wikipedia freelance) (en noun)

Someone who sells his services to employers without a long-term contract

A medieval mercenary

Synonyms

* (medieval mercenary) see

Derived terms

* freelancer

Adjective

(en adjective)

Of, or relating to a freelance; without contract

He was a freelance writer for several magazines.

Verb

(freelanc)

To work as a freelance

To produce or sell services as a freelance

slash

English

Noun

(es)

A swift cut with a blade, particularly with fighting weapons as a sword, saber, knife etc.

A swift striking movement.

* {{quote-news

, year=2010 , date=December 29 , author=Chris Whyatt , title=Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Centre-back Branislav Ivanovic then took a wild slash at the ball but his captain John Terry saved Chelsea's skin by hacking the ball clear for a corner with Kevin Davies set to strike from just six yards out. }}

The symbol , also called diagonal, separatrix, shilling mark, solidus, stroke, virgule. Also sometimes known as a forward slash, particularly in computing.

(British, slang) A pee, a trip to the toilet to urinate

Excuse me, I need to take a slash

Slash fiction.

* 2013 , Katherine Arcement, "Diary", London Review of Books , vol. 35, no. 5:

Comments merely allow readers to proclaim themselves mortally offended by the content of a story, despite having been warned in large block letters of INCEST or SLASH (any kind of sex between two men or two women: the term originated with the Kirk/Spock pairing – it described the literal slash between their names).

(vulgar, slang) The female genitalia

(ice hockey) A quick and hard lateral strike with a hockey stick, usually across the arms or legs.

(US, dialect) swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes

(Bartlett)

(forestry) Coarse, fine woody debris generated during logging operations or through wind, snow, etc.

Slash generated during logging operations may increase fire hazard.

(fashion) An opening in an item of clothing to show skin or a contrasting fabric underneath.

Derived terms

* backslash * foreslash * forward slash * frontslash * front slash * slashable * slashy

See also

(punctuation)

Verb

(es)

To cut violently across something with a blade such as knife, sword, scythe, etc.

(ice hockey) to strike laterally with a hockey stick. usually across the legs or arms

to reduce sharply

Iran on Thursday called on OPEC to slash output by 2 million barrels per day.

The department store slashed its prices to attract customers.

To lash with a whip.

(King)

To crack or snap (e.g. a whip).

Derived terms

slash pile

Conjunction

(English Conjunctions)

I'm a teacher slash student.

I think I'm having hallucinations slash someone is playing tricks on me

See also

*

Quotations

* (English Citations of "slash") English coordinating conjunctions