SLIT, verb transitive preterit tense slit; participle passive slot or slitted. 1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bard into nail rods. 2. To cut or make a long fissure; as, to slit the ear or tongue, or the nose. 3. To cut in general. 4. To rend; to split. SLIT, noun 1. A long cut; or a narrow opening; as a slit in the ear. 2. A cleft or crack in the breast of cattle.
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