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sliceslice2 ●●○ verb VERB TABLEslice |
Present | I, you, we, they | slice | | he, she, it | slices | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sliced | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sliced | | he, she, it | has sliced | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sliced | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will slice | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sliced |
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Present | I | am slicing | | he, she, it | is slicing | | you, we, they | are slicing | Past | I, he, she, it | was slicing | | you, we, they | were slicing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been slicing | | he, she, it | has been slicing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been slicing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be slicing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been slicing |
► slice something in two/half (=slice something into two equal pieces) THESAURUSdivide something into pieces► cut to use a knife, scissors, etc. to divide something into two or more pieces, or to remove a piece from the main part of something: Let me cut the cake. Using scissors, cut carefully along the dotted lines. ► chop (up) to cut meat, vegetables, or wood into pieces: Chop the garlic into small pieces and put it in the pan. ► slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: She sliced some bread and put it on a plate. ► dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: Dice the tomatoes and onions the same size. ► peel to cut the outside part off an apple, potato, etc.: Are you going to peel the potatoes or leave the skins on? ► carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat: Who’s going to carve the turkey this year? ► shred to cut vegetables into small thin pieces: He shredded the carrots and put them on top of the salad. ► grate to cut cheese, vegetables, etc. into small pieces using a grater: I scraped my finger while I was grating the cheese. 1 [transitive] (also slice up) to cut meat, bread, etc. into thin flat pieces: Could you slice the bread? Slice up the onions thinly.► see thesaurus at cut12[intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive] to cut something easily with one long movement of a sharp knife or edge: slice into/through The blade is so sharp it can slice through a tin can.slice something in two/half (=slice something into two equal pieces)3[intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive] to move quickly and easily through something such as water or air, or to make something do this: slice through/into The speedboat sliced through the water.4[transitive] to hit the ball in sports such as tennis or golf so that it spins sideways instead of moving straight forward5any way you slice it spoken in any way you choose to consider the situation: It’s the truth, any way you slice it.—slicer noun [countable]slice something ↔ off phrasal verb to separate something by cutting it with one long movement of a sharp knife or edge: He accidentally sliced off the end of his finger. |