slice Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a share of something
    piece.
    • a slice of the company's revenue
  2. noun a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
    piece.
    • a piece of pie
    • a slice of bread
  3. noun a wound made by cutting
    gash; cut; slash.
    • he put a bandage over the cut
  4. noun a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
    slicing; fade.
    • he took lessons to cure his slicing
  5. noun a thin flat piece cut off of some object
  6. noun a spatula for spreading paint or ink
  7. verb make a clean cut through
    slit.
    • slit her throat
  8. verb hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
  9. verb cut into slices
    slice up.
    • Slice the salami, please
  10. verb hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

WordNet

Slice noun
Etymology
OE. slice, sclice, OF. esclice, from esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin; cf. OHG. slizan to split, slit, tear, G. schleissen to slit. See Slit, v. t.
Definitions
  1. A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.
  2. That which is thin and broad, like a slice. Specifically: (a) A broad, thin piece of plaster. (b) A salver, platter, or tray. Obs. (c) A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink. (d) A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel. Cant (e) (Shipbuilding) One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching. (f) (Printing) A removable sliding bottom to galley.
Slice transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Sliced ; present participle & verbal noun Slicing
Definitions
  1. To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from.
  2. To cut into parts; to divide.
  3. To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace.

Webster 1913