slice

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/ slaɪs /

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noun

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.

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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

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How to use slice in a sentence

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
Well, the pudding moment arrived, and a huge slice almost obscured from sight the plate before us.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
"Take some melon, Mr. Mudge," said we, as with a sudden bolt we recovered our speech and took another slice ourself.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Ethel found a small boy looking ready to cry at an untouched slice of beef.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
She even noticed one little thief that darted in and pecked shamelessly at her own slice.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France
Paul went on talking in a quiet, low tone, while Digby was munching a thick slice of bread-and-butter.
Digby Heathcote|W.H.G. Kingston

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) rowing to 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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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slice

In addition to the subsequent idiom beginning with slice

slice of the pie

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greatest thing since sliced bread
no matter how you slice it

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