An minor or major infraction in which a player hits an opponent with a chopping motion using the shaft or blade of his or her stick.

The action of striking or attempting to strike an opponent with a stick or of swinging a stick at an opponent with no contact being made. Tapping an opponent's stick is not considered slashing.

Swinging the stick at an opponent when it is below the shoulders, an infraction even if the swing misses its target. Usually incurs a minor penalty, but a major penalty if the opponent is injured.

Swinging a stick at an opponent. Illegal and calls for a minor penalty.

A penalty when a player swings the stick from below the player's shoulder at an opponent to impede the opponent's motion, whether or not contact is made. Tapping an opponent's stick is not slashing.

The action of striking, or attempting to strike, an opponent with your stick. Striking your opponent's stick with your own stick is not slashing.

minor penalty which occurs when a player swings his stick from below the player's shoulder at an opponent to impede his motion, whether or not contact is made; if injury is caused it becomes a major penalty and a game misconduct.

Occurs when a defender swings her crosse at an opponent's crosse or body with deliberate viciousness or recklessness, whether or not the opponent's crosse or body is struck.

is the action of hitting an opponent with a stick while holding the stick with one or both hands. Tapping the stick of the puck carrier is not considered slashing in as much as it is limited to hitting the stick of the opponent for the sole purpose of taking the puck. A player who swings his stick at an opponent and makes no contact shall still be guilty of slashing.

Slashing in ice hockey is a penalty called when an offending player swings their hockey stick at an opposing player, regardless of contact. Such a penalty may range from a minor penalty to a match penalty, depending on the injury to the opposing player.

cutting down all trees in front of a line to create a clear field of fire.  Trees were felled in the same direction with branches toward the enemy, serving as an obstacle to attack.  Downed trees might then be trimmed and arranged more formally into an abattis.

Operation in which the secondary size also called warp size is applied to yarns from several section beams. The sheets are then dried, and wound on a beam to make up the loom beam.