(1):

(n.) To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps.

(2):

(n.) To cut; to sever; to divide.

(3):

(n.) To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose.

(4):

3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide.

(5):

(imp. & p. p.) of Slit

(6):

(n.) A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.