slash vs reduce

slash is a noun but reduce is not a noun.

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

As verbs, reduce is a hypernym of slash; that is, reduce is a word with a broader meaning than slash:

Other hypernyms of slash include bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, trim, trim back, trim down.

slash (noun)	reduce (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

slash (verb)	reduce (verb)
cut drastically	take off weight
cut open	cut down on; make a reduction in
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete	narrow or limit
beat severely with a whip or rod	cook until very little liquid is left
move or stir about violently	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
	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