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.
a.
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.
b.
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)
6.
to cut into slices; divide into parts.
7.
to cut through or cleave with or as if with a knife: The ship sliced the sea.
8.
to cut off or remove as a slice or slices (sometimes followed by off, away, from, etc.).
9.
to remove by means of a slice, slice bar, or similar implement.
10.
Sports. to hit (a ball) so as to result in a slice.
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Slicingis always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Origin: 1300–50; (noun) Middle English s(c)lice < Old French esclice, noun derivative of esclicer to split up < Frankish *slitjan, akin to Old English slītan,Old Norse slīta,Dutch slījten (see slit); (v.) late Middle English sklicen < Old French esclicer
Related forms
slice·a·ble, adjective
slic·ing·ly, adverb
pre·slice, verb (used with object), -sliced, -slic·ing.