cut a gash

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To create a long, deep cut in a surface.

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  • A falling branch cut a deep gash in the car's roof.
  • The sharp shard of metal had cut a nasty gash across his palm.
  • Be careful, that broken glass could cut a serious gash in your foot.
  • Rescue workers are carefully cutting a gash in the fuselage to reach the passengers.
  • Over centuries, the river cut a massive gash through the landscape, forming the canyon.
  • He tripped and cut a long gash on his knee with the garden shears.
  • The surgeon's goal was to cut a precise gash without damaging nearby nerves.
  • An angry bear cut a frightening gash in the side of their tent.
  • The impact cut a wide gash in the ship's hull, causing it to take on water.
  • Vandals had cut a deep gash into the bark of the ancient oak tree.