slash and burn
See also: slash-and-burn
English
Alternative forms
- slash-and-burn
Adjective
slash and burn (not comparable)
- Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill.
- His slash and burn approach to management resulted in few friends and many enemies.
Translations
rough
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Noun
slash and burn (uncountable)
- A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.
Translations
technique
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See also
- burn-beat
- crash and burn
Verb
slash and burn (third-person singular simple present slashes and burns, present participle slashing and burning, simple past and past participle slashed and burned or slashed and burnt)
- To apply the slash and burn technique.
- We'll slash and burn this week and plant next.
Translations
to apply the technique
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