<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>slit</li><li>slitting</li><li>to cut apart or open along a line</li><li>make a long cut, fissure, or opening in</li><li>to cut or rend into strips</li><li>split</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a straight, narrow cut</li><li>opening</li><li>or aperture</li></ul>