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slit someone's throat

slit someone's throat verb: to slash someone in front of the neck.

Verb

slit someone's throat (third-person singular simple present slits someone's throat, present participle slitting someone's throat, simple past and past participle slit someone's throat)

  1. (idiomatic) To slash someone in front of the neck.

Forms of slit someone's throat

third-person singular presentslits someone's throat
present participleslitting someone's throat
past participleslit someone's throat
pastslit someone's throat

Questions about slit someone's throat

What does slit someone's throat mean?
Slit someone's throat means to slash someone in front of the neck.
What part of speech is slit someone's throat?
Slit someone's throat is a verb.
What is the past tense of slit someone's throat?
The past tense of slit someone's throat is slit someone's throat.

Words near slit someone's throat in the dictionary

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  4. slit lamp
  5. slit lamps
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  8. slit trenches
  9. slit-eyed
  10. slit-faced bat
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