reduce vs slash

reduce is not a noun while slash is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reduce	No	No	Yes	No
slash	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, slash is a hyponym of reduce; that is, slash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reduce:

reduce (noun)	slash (noun)
	a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
	a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
	an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
	a wound made by cutting

reduce (verb)	slash (verb)
take off weight	cut drastically
cut down on; make a reduction in	cut open
narrow or limit	cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
cook until very little liquid is left	beat severely with a whip or rod
to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons	move or stir about violently
make smaller
reduce in size; reduce physically
make less complex
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
be cooked until very little liquid is left
be the essential element
destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
undergo meiosis
reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
lessen and make more modest
simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
put down by force or intimidation