Definition of "slit" []

• A long, straight, narrow cut or opening. (noun)
• To make a slit or slits in. (verb-transitive)
• To cut lengthwise into strips; split. (verb-transitive)

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• "In fact, as already explained, _every point of the wave which fills the slit is itself a centre of a new wave system which is transmitted in all directions through the ether behind the slit_."
• "Christian thinks the thigh slit is a little high, but Heidi loves it."
• "Her slit is stretched out and smelly, but she lets us use Vaseline in the rolls of her belly fat."