to cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.-to lash; to ply the whip to.-to crack or snap, as a whip.-to strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut hastily and carelessly.-a long cut; a cut made at random.-a large slit in the material of any garment, made to show the lining through the openings.-swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes.