The meaning of Laceration

noun

The work of slaughtering animals and preparing them for sale as meat.

Usage examples:

If women were in the encampment they would be segregated and would prepare the meal, although slaug…

verb

Split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.

Usage examples:

The large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire

verb

Stick fast to.

Usage examples:

Rose's mouth was dry, her tongue cleaving to the roof of her mouth

verb

To cut or break into two or more parts

Usage examples:

[ i ] the volcano cleaved nearly in half after its last eruption.

verb

Make a long, deep cut in.

Usage examples:

The jagged edges gashed their fingers

noun

A long, deep cut or wound.

Usage examples:

A bad gash in one leg became infected

noun

A woman's vulva.

noun

Grassland suitable for pasturage.

Usage examples:

Large areas of rough grazing

verb

(of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.

Usage examples:

Cattle graze on the open meadows

verb

Scrape and break the surface of the skin of (a part of the body).

Usage examples:

She fell down and grazed her knees

noun

The gaining of unauthorized access to data in a system or computer.

Usage examples:

Outlawing hacking has not stopped it

verb

Cut with rough or heavy blows.

Usage examples:

Hack off the branches and let them fall to the ground

verb

Ride a horse for pleasure or exercise.

Usage examples:

The two riders hacked along the trail through the woods

noun

A surgical cut made in skin or flesh.

Usage examples:

An abdominal incision

noun

A cut made in the surface of the skin or in other body tissue

verb

Wound or injure (a person or animal) so that part of the body is permanently damaged.

Usage examples:

100,000 soldiers were killed or maimed

verb

Present participle of maim

Usage examples:

Many children have been maimed for life by these bombs.

verb

Destroy or severely damage by tearing or crushing.

Usage examples:

The car was mangled almost beyond recognition

verb

Press or squeeze with a mangle.

Usage examples:

The hard household labour often involved pounding clothes in a dolly tub and mangling them with a h…

noun

A machine having two or more rollers turned by a handle, between which wet laundry is squeezed to remove excess moisture.

Usage examples:

‘if i wasn't at school, i had to turn the handle on the mangle while mum put the sheets through,’ p…

noun

An attack by an animal causing serious injury.

Usage examples:

Increased incidences of grizzly bear maulings

verb

(of an animal) wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing.

Usage examples:

A man was mauled by a lion at london zoo

noun

Severe criticism of someone or something

Usage examples:

Her latest novel got a real mauling in the review that i read.

noun

The action of mutilating or being mutilated.

Usage examples:

A culture which found any mutilation of the body abhorrent

noun

The act of damaging something severely, especially by violently removing a part

Usage examples:

He admitted to the murder and mutilation of 16 young men., she views cosmetic surgery as unwarrante…

adjective

Splendid; excellent.

Usage examples:

She's going to have a ripping time

verb

Tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone.

Usage examples:

A fan tried to rip his trousers off during a show

verb

Rasterize (an image).

Usage examples:

Once you are happy with the image, you can rip it out

verb

(especially of a dog or wild animal) attack ferociously and maul.

Usage examples:

Police are rounding up dogs after a girl was savaged

adjective

(of an animal or force of nature) fierce, violent, and uncontrolled.

Usage examples:

Packs of savage dogs roamed the streets

adjective

(of something bad or negative) very great; severe.

Usage examples:

The decision was a savage blow for the town

noun

The action or sound of something scraping or being scraped.

Usage examples:

The scraping of the spoon in the bowl

verb

Drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter.

Usage examples:

Remove the green tops from the carrots and scrape them

noun

The act of removing the surface from something using a sharp edge or something rough

Usage examples:

Use techniques that generate less dust, such as wet sanding or scraping., i do all the chopping, sc…

verb

Score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object.

Usage examples:

The car's paintwork was battered and scratched

noun

The action or fact of marking a surface with a sharp or pointed object.

Usage examples:

A screen protector prevents any scratching of the display

noun

The action of playing a record using the scratch technique.

Usage examples:

The practices of rap and scratching

adjective

Vigorously incisive or effective.

Usage examples:

A slashing magazine attack on her

verb

Cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword.

Usage examples:

For what felt like hours we climbed behind the trackers slashing the undergrowth ahead

verb

Present participle of slash

Usage examples:

The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were slashed., she tried to commit suic…

noun

The action of dividing or being divided into parts.

Usage examples:

The splitting of water into its components of hydrogen and oxygen is critical

adjective

(of a headache) severe.

Usage examples:

I woke up with a splitting headache

verb

Break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain.

Usage examples:

The ice cracked and split

noun

An act or instance of wounding or killing someone with a knife.

Usage examples:

The fatal stabbings of four women

adjective

(of a pain or sensation) sharp and sudden.

Usage examples:

I felt a stabbing pain in my chest

verb

Thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill.

Usage examples:

He stabbed her in the stomach

adjective

Violent; extreme.

Usage examples:

He did seem to be in a tearing hurry

verb

Pull (something) apart or to pieces with force.

Usage examples:

I tore up the letter

verb

(of the eye) produce tears.

Usage examples:

The freezing wind made her eyes tear

exclamation

Variant spelling of whoa.

abbreviation

Warrant officer.

abbreviation

Without.