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# slit

noun (a slit, slits); verb (slit, slits, slit, slitting)

«slit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A slit is a long, narrow cut or opening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slit/#m1)
2. To slit something is to make a long, narrow cut in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slit/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: a slit in a skirt, a letter box slit, slitting open an envelope. In science, light through a slit. Safety: use scissors or a blunt opener carefully. Phrases: «slit open», «a narrow slit».

### Examples

- He slit the envelope open. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slit/#x1)
- Light came in through a slit in the curtain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slit/#x2)
- The cat's eyes became narrow slits in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slit/#x3)
- Mum slit the bag of flour with scissors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slit/#x4)
- The skirt has a slit at the back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slit/#x5)
- The robot's eyes were two slits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slit/#x6)
- If she had dared, she would have killed the sparrow then and there, but as it was she only ventured to slit its tongue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slit/#x7)

### Note

Past and past participle are the same: slit (not «slitted»). Double t: slitting.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «slit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«slit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/slit.html) on Mova free.