Slit

v. t. [imp. SLIT; p. p. SLIT, or SLITTED; p. pr. & vb. n. SLITTING.] [A-S. slītan, slǣtan, L. Ger. sliten, D. slijten, Icel. & Sw. slita, Dan. slide, O. H. Ger. slīzan, sleizjan, N. H. Ger. schleizen.]

1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail-rods.
2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or tongue, or the nose.
3. To rend; to split; to cut. “And slits their thin-spun life.” Milton.