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.
verb (used with object),sliced,slic·ing.
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.
verb (used without object),sliced,slic·ing.
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
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
OTHER WORDS FROM slice
slice·a·ble,adjectiveslic·ing·ly,adverbpre·slice,verb (used with object),pre·sliced,pre·slic·ing.un·sliced,adjective
Words nearby slice
slewed, slew rate, sley, Slezsko, SLIC, slice, slice bar, slice-of-life, slice of the pie, slicer, slick
That’s because the service, like most social media apps, slices and dices user data to better understand what users want.
3 reasons why Walmart is chasing TikTok|Danielle Abril|August 27, 2020|Fortune
Ethiopia’s planned opening up of the country’s telecommunications sector had international companies jostling to be among the first to get a slice of a largely untapped industry in Africa’s fastest growing economy.
Ethiopia is quietly walking back plans to open up Africa’s last big telecom sector to foreign players|Zecharias Zelalem|August 19, 2020|Quartz
Quantum physics prohibits any slice of time smaller than about 10-43 seconds, a period known as the Planck time.
The universe might have a fundamental clock that ticks very, very fast|Emily Conover|July 13, 2020|Science News
The city of San Diego has a small slice of the district and Democratic candidate Kenya Taylor got 27 percent of the vote.
Morning Report: After Protests, SDPD Turned to Streetlight Cameras|Voice of San Diego|June 30, 2020|Voice of San Diego
So what we need to do is we need to join every other industrialized country in the world and pass a value-added tax which would give the public a slice, a sliver of every Amazon transaction, every Google search.
Why Is This Man Running for President? (Ep. 362 Update)|Stephen J. Dubner|December 19, 2019|Freakonomics
Finding the shop is a trip in itself and an introduction to a slice of history.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The robots can slice through stone and rough out vast blocks of stone while the artisans are sleeping.
Damien Hirst’s Army of Geppettos|Tim Teeman|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“There were moments when I was just really tempted to have a slice of pizza or a cheeseburger,” he says.
Nick Jonas Is All Grown Up, Clutching His Penis and Everything|Kevin Fallon|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Good Lie should have been a slice of history, the likes of which never to be repeated.
‘The Good Lie’ and the Hard Truths of South Sudan|John Prendergast|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you drink a diet soda, are you more likely to give yourself permission to have a slice of cake later?
Are Artificial Sweeteners Wrecking Your Diet?|DailyBurn|September 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Put a slice of terrine de foie gras on top, garnish with peas au beurre and Julienne potatoes.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
One slice of stale bread may be cut into cubes, fried in deep fat, and the croutons put in the soup.
The Italian Cook Book|Maria Gentile
As she wished to slice them to fry, she rinsed the potatoes, rolled them on a clean cloth to dry them.
Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans"|Edith M. Thomas
Dip in cold water, peel and slice into one-eighth to one-quarter inch slices.
Every Step in Canning|Grace Viall Gray
Slice a head of lettuce and two leaves of tarragon very fine.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
British Dictionary definitions for slice
slice
/ (slaɪs) /
noun
a thin flat piece cut from something having bulka slice of pork
a share or portiona 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
verb
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 knifethe 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)rowingto put the blade of the oar into (the water) slantwise
Derived forms of slice
sliceable, adjectiveslicer, noun
Word Origin for slice
C14: from Old French esclice a piece split off, from esclicier to splinter