gash (
http://definr.com/gash)
n 1: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
[syn:
cut,
slash,
slice]
2: a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or
excavation [syn:
cut]
3: a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument [syn:
slash]
v : cut open; "she slashed her wrists" [syn:
slash]