gash
gash — noun
- gashsingular
- gashesplural
1. a long, deep wound in a person's skin, typically made by something sharp like a
a long, deep wound in a person's skin, typically made by something sharp like a knife or a piece of broken glass
Nadia needed eight stitches after a broken bottle left a deep gash on her arm.
collocation: deep gash
The doctor cleaned the gash on Felipe's leg and closed it with twelve stitches.
medical context: stitches
Harper got a nasty gash on his forehead when he slipped and hit a table.
A deep gash across Quinn's palm needed urgent care at the hospital.
The nurse cleaned the gash on Lucía's knee and wrapped it in a bandage.
- cut
the most general word; can be any size or depth
- wound
broader term that includes cuts, punctures, and tears; often suggests damage below the skin
- slash
a long sweeping cut, often made deliberately with a blade
- laceration
medical term for a torn or jagged wound; more formal than gash
- scratch
a very small and shallow mark on the skin
文法句型
a + gash + on/in [body part]
用法筆記
A gash is longer and deeper than a simple cut or scratch; medical treatment such as stitches is often needed.
常見錯誤
2. a long narrow opening or mark in a hard surface such as rock, wood, a wall, or t
a long narrow opening or mark in a hard surface such as rock, wood, a wall, or the ground, often caused by damage or erosion
The earthquake left a deep gash running across the entire highway.
collocation: gash across [surface]
Mert noticed a long gash in the table where someone had dropped a heavy tool.
Rainwater trickled into the narrow gash that had formed in the limestone cliff.
The bulldozer carved a wide gash through the hillside for the new road.
Sofie painted over the gash in the plasterboard wall before the new tenant moved in.
文法句型
a + gash + in/across [surface]
gash — verb
- gashpresent simple I / you / we / they
- gashes3rd person singular
- gashing-ing form
- gashedpast simple
1. to cut a long deep wound in the skin or a surface, especially by accident when t
to cut a long deep wound in the skin or a surface, especially by accident when touching or hitting something sharp
Dylan gashed his leg on a sharp piece of metal sticking out of an old fence.
pattern: gash + body part + on [sharp object]
Ravindra gashed his hand badly while trying to open a can with a kitchen knife.
Sayaka's arm was gashed by a sheet of glass that fell from the shelf.
A falling rock gashed the side of the car, leaving a scratch down the door.
Nkechi tripped over a broken bottle and gashed her elbow on the pavement.
文法句型
gash + body part + on [sharp object]
gash + surface + with [tool]
用法筆記
This verb is almost always used to describe accidental cuts caused by sharp objects, not intentional cutting.