Dictionary entries for 'slice'

Synonyms

slice (slīs)

[Middle English, splinter, from Old French esclice, from esclicier, to splinter, of Germanic origin.]

noun

1. A thin broad piece cut from a larger object: ate a slice of cheese; examined a slice of the diseased lung.
2. An often wedge-shaped piece cut from a larger, usually circular object: ordered a slice of pie; shared a slice of pizza.
A portion or share: a slice of the profits.
1. A knife with a broad, thin, flexible blade, used for cutting and serving food.
2. A similar implement for spreading printing ink.
Sports
1. The course of a ball that curves in the direction of the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the right of a right-handed player.
2. A stroke that causes a ball to follow such a course: a golfer with a bad slice.
3. A ball propelled on such a course.
4. A stroke, as in tennis, in which the ball is struck with a downward motion with the open face of the racket in order to impart backspin.

To cut or divide into slices: slice a loaf of bread.
To cut from a larger piece: slice off a piece of salami.
To cut through or across with or as if with a knife: The harvester sliced the field.
To divide into portions or shares; parcel out.
To spread, work at, or clear away with a bladed tool such as a slice bar.
Sports To hit (a ball) with a slice.