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slice

[ slahys ]

noun

  1. a thin, flat piece cut from something:

    a slice of bread.

  2. a part, portion, or share:

    a slice of land.

  3. any of various implements with a thin, broad blade or part, as for turning food in a frying pan, serving fish at the table, or taking up printing ink; spatula.
  4. Sports.
    1. the path described by a ball, as in baseball or golf, that curves in a direction corresponding to the side from which it was struck.
    2. a ball describing such a path.
  5. Tennis. a stroke executed by hitting down on the ball with an underhand motion and thus creating backspin.


verb (used with object)

sliced, slicing.
  1. to cut into slices; divide into parts.
  2. to cut through or cleave with or as if with a knife:

    The ship sliced the sea.

  3. to cut off or remove as a slice or slices (sometimes followed by off, away, from, etc.).
  4. to remove by means of a slice, slice bar, or similar implement.
  5. Sports. to hit (a ball) so as to result in a slice.

verb (used without object)

sliced, slicing.
  1. to slice something.
  2. to admit of being sliced.
  3. Sports.
    1. (of a player) to slice the ball.
    2. (of a ball) to describe a slice in flight.

slice

/ ²õ±ô²¹Éª²õ /

noun

  1. a thin flat piece cut from something having bulk

    a slice of pork

  2. a share or portion

    a slice of the company's revenue

  3. any of various utensils having a broad flat blade and resembling a spatula
  4. in golf, tennis, etc
    1. the flight of a ball that travels obliquely because it has been struck off centre
    2. the action of hitting such a shot
    3. the shot so hit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to divide or cut (something) into parts or slices
  2. whenintr, usually foll by through to cut in a clean and effortless manner
  3. whenintr, foll by through to move or go (through something) like a knife

    the ship sliced through the water

  4. usually foll byoff, from, away, etc to cut or be cut (from) a larger piece
  5. tr to remove by use of a slicing implement
  6. to hit (a ball) with a slice
  7. tr rowing to put the blade of the oar into (the water) slantwise
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±ô¾±³¦±ð²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
  • ˈ²õ±ô¾±³¦±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ô¾±³¦±ða·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • ²õ±ô¾±³¦î€ƒi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ±è°ù±ð·²õ±ô¾±³¦±ð verb (used with object) presliced preslicing
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ±ô¾±³¦±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slice1

1300–50; (noun) Middle English s ( c ) lice < Old French esclice, noun derivative of esclicer to split up < Frankish *slitjan, akin to Old English ²õ±ôÄ«³Ù²¹²Ô, Old Norse ²õ±ôÄ«³Ù²¹, Dutch ²õ±ôÄ«Âá³Ù±ð²Ô ( slit ); (v.) late Middle English sklicen < Old French esclicer
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of slice1

C14: from Old French esclice a piece split off, from esclicier to splinter
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the subsequent idiom beginning with slice , also see greatest thing since sliced bread ; no matter how you slice it .
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Example Sentences

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Once it was out of the oven, he’d add shredded lettuce and sliced tomatoes.

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In a Trump-friendly slice of California, concerns about higher prices and uncertainty about the economy were palpable as the White House announced tariff plans.

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“We bought a bunch right when he got elected because we knew everything’s about to go up,†she said as she stood in line with her 2-year-old son to buy a slice of pizza.

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While they might have come together over a cup of coffee or a slice of pizza before, now they’re meeting to mourn together.

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Dorian’s board, for example, calls for flakey salt, citrus zest, fresh herbs, sliced red onions, edible flowers and a generous drizzle of honey.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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