Lower vs Slash - What's the difference?
lower | slash |
(low)
bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object
(geology, of strata or geological time periods) older
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
to pull down
To reduce the height of
To depress as to direction
To make less elevated
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
To bring down; to humble
(reflexive) (lower oneself ) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
To decrease in value, amount, etc.
A swift cut with a blade, particularly with fighting weapons as a sword, saber, knife etc.
A swift striking movement.
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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
Slash fiction.
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(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
(forestry) Coarse, fine woody debris generated during logging operations or through wind, snow, etc.
(fashion) An opening in an item of clothing to show skin or a contrasting fabric underneath.
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
To lash with a whip.
To crack or snap (e.g. a whip).
In lang=en terms the difference between lower and slash
is that lower is to decrease in value, amount, etc while slash is to reduce sharply.As verbs the difference between lower and slash
is that lower is to let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down or lower can be while slash is to cut violently across something with a blade such as knife, sword, scythe, etc.As an adjective lower
is (low).As an adverb lower
is .As a noun slash is
a swift cut with a blade, particularly with fighting weapons as a sword, saber, knife etc.As a conjunction slash is
.lower
English
Etymology 1
From (low) +Adjective
(head)Antonyms
* (more low) higher * (bottom) upper * (older) upperAdverb
(head)Verb
(en verb)- lower a bucket into a well
- to lower a sail of a boat
- to lower a flag
- Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love / Down to a silent grave. .
- lower a fence or wall
- lower a chimney or turret
- lower the aim of a gun
- to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes
- lower the temperature
- lower one's vitality
- lower distilled liquors
- lower one's pride
- I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.
- lower the price of goods
- lower the interest rate
- The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
Synonyms
* bring down * shorten * * reduce * reduce, turn down * * be humble * cut, reduce * die off, drop, fall, fall off, shrink * become/get smaller, become/get lower, lessen, reduceEtymology 2
Statistics
*slash
English
Noun
(es)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. }}
- Excuse me, I need to take a slash
- 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).
- (Bartlett)
- Slash generated during logging operations may increase fire hazard.
Derived terms
* backslash * foreslash * forward slash * frontslash * front slash * slashable * slashySee also
(punctuation)Verb
(es)- Iran on Thursday called on OPEC to slash output by 2 million barrels per day.
- The department store slashed its prices to attract customers.
- (King)
Derived terms
slash pileConjunction
(English Conjunctions)- I'm a teacher slash student.
- I think I'm having hallucinations slash someone is playing tricks on me