slice
a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
a part, portion, or share: a slice of land.
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.
Sports.
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.
a ball describing such a path.
Tennis. a stroke executed by hitting down on the ball with an underhand motion and thus creating backspin.
to cut into slices; divide into parts.
to cut through or cleave with or as if with a knife: The ship sliced the sea.
to cut off or remove as a slice or slices (sometimes followed by off, away, from, etc.).
to remove by means of a slice, slice bar, or similar implement.
Sports. to hit (a ball) so as to result in a slice.
to slice something.
to admit of being sliced.
Sports.
(of a player) to slice the ball.
(of a ball) to describe a slice in flight.
Origin of slice
1Other words from slice
- slice·a·ble, adjective
- slic·ing·ly, adverb
- pre·slice, verb (used with object), pre·sliced, pre·slic·ing.
- un·sliced, adjective
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How to use slice in a sentence
Place the thinly sliced shallots in a medium bowl and pour buttermilk over to coat.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole | Carla Hall | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMoran also pointed out straight edges where a shovel had sliced into the earth.
Knowing Where the Bodies Are Buried: An Excerpt From 'Lives in Ruins' | Marilyn Johnson | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I have three piles of fundraising,” she said, pushing aside a sliced egg and avocado salad to demonstrate.
Can New York Democrat Zephyr Teachout Stop Governor Andrew Cuomo? | David Freedlander | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOr there is the time one of them was sliced up by miscalculating and hitting the Royal Gorge Bridge.
Take the sliced ham and cook in a pan on high heat and cook each side for one minute.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship | Harley Morenstein | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The brilliant light of a policeman's torch sliced through the semi-darkness and spotted him.
There were roast chickens and ducks, sliced cold meats, and country sausages.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithAnd that night she sliced up part of a duck with some cheese, and put it in a plate on the larder floor.
The Animal Story Book | VariousAll ‘Kynes’ of ale, some highly spiced And divers meats, roast, boiled and sliced.
A Humorous History of England | C. HarrisonIt was like honeycomb, the cells of which had been sliced by a knife; the shining metal brimmed over in the delicate quartz cells.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles Reade
British Dictionary definitions for slice
/ (slaɪs) /
a thin flat piece cut from something having bulk: a slice of pork
a share or portion: a slice of the company's revenue
any of various utensils having a broad flat blade and resembling a spatula
(in golf, tennis, etc)
the flight of a ball that travels obliquely because it has been struck off centre
the action of hitting such a shot
the shot so hit
to divide or cut (something) into parts or slices
(when intr, usually foll by through) to cut in a clean and effortless manner
(when intr, foll by through) to move or go (through something) like a knife: the ship sliced through the water
(usually foll by off, from, away, etc) to cut or be cut (from) a larger piece
(tr) to remove by use of a slicing implement
to hit (a ball) with a slice
(tr) rowing to put the blade of the oar into (the water) slantwise
Origin of slice
1Derived forms of slice
- sliceable, adjective
- slicer, noun
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
Other Idioms and Phrases with slice
In addition to the subsequent idiom beginning with slice
- slice of the pie
also see:
- greatest thing since sliced bread
- no matter how you slice it
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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