Definition of slice Slice

/slajˈs/ - [slays] - slice

We found 46 definitions of slice from 8 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: slices

slice - a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
  fade, slicing
  golf shot, golf stroke, swing the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
slice - a thin flat piece cut off of some object
  part, piece something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
slice - a spatula for spreading paint or ink
slice - a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
  piece
slice - a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
  piece
  helping, serving, portion an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"
  cutlet, escallop, scollop, scallop thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
slice - a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
  cut, gash, slash
  lesion, wound any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part

Verb

slices, slicing, sliced  

slice - cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please"
  slice up
  cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
slice - hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
  hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
  golf, golf game a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
slice - hit a ball so that it causes a backspin
  hit, strike pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
slice - make a clean cut through; "slit her throat"
  slit
  cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • slice (Noun)
    That which is thin and broad.
  • slice (Noun)
    A thin, broad piece cut off.
  • slice (Noun)
    amount.
  • slice (Noun)
    A piece of pizza.
  • slice (Noun)
    A snack consisting of pastry with savoury filling.
  • slice (Noun)
    A broad, thin piece of plaster.
  • slice (Noun)
    A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.
  • slice (Noun)
    A salver, platter, or tray.
  • slice (Noun)
    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.
  • slice (Noun)
    One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.
  • slice (Noun)
    A removable sliding bottom to galley.
  • slice (Noun)
    A shot that for the right-handed player curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw.
  • slice (Noun)
    A class of heavy cakes or desserts made in a tray and cut out into squarish slices.
  • slice (Noun)
    A section of image taken of an internal organ using MRI magnetic resonance imaging, CT computed tomography, or various forms of x-ray.
  • slice (Noun)
    A hawk's or falcon's dropping which squirts at an angle other than vertical.
  • slice (Verb)
    To cut into slices.
  • slice (Verb)
    To hit a shot that slices travels from left to right for a right-handed player.
  • slice (Verb)
    To clear e. g. a fire, or the grate bars of a furnace by means of a slice bar .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • slice (v. t.)
    A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.
  • slice (v. t.)
    That which is thin and broad, like a slice.
  • slice (v. t.)
    A broad, thin piece of plaster.
  • slice (v. t.)
    A salver, platter, or tray.
  • slice (v. t.)
    A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.
  • slice (v. t.)
    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.
  • slice (v. t.)
    One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.
  • slice (v. t.)
    A removable sliding bottom to galley.
  • slice (v. t.)
    To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from.
  • slice (v. t.)
    To cut into parts; to divide.
  • slice (v. t.)
    To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • slice
    To cut something into slices.
  • slice
    A cut piece whose thickness is small compared to its length and width or its diameter.
  • slice
    To make a clean cut through.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • slice
    slīs, v.t. to slit or divide into thin pieces.—n. a thin broad piece: a broad knife for serving fish.—n. Slī′cer, one who, or that which, slices: a broad, flat knife. [O. Fr. esclice—Old High Ger. slīzan, to split.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • slice
    A bar of iron with a flat, sharp, spear-shaped end, used in stripping off sheathing, ceiling, and the like. The whaler's slice is a slender chisel about four inches wide, used to cut into, and flinch the fish.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • slice
    To take a slice; to intrigue, particularly with a married woman, because a slice off a cut loaf is not missed.

Part of speech

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  • slice, verb, present, 1st person singular of slice (infinitive).
  • slice, verb (infinitive).
  • slice, noun, singular of slices.

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