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Definition of 'slice'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) slice
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
a slice of bread.

2.  slice
a part or portion:
a slice of land.

3.  slice
any of various implements with a thin, broad blade or part; spatula.

4.  slice
the path described by a baseball, golf ball, etc., that curves toward the side from which it was struck.

5.  slice
a ball describing such a path.

6.  slice
a stroke executed by hitting down on a tennis ball with an underhand motion and thus creating backspin.

7. (v.t.) slice
to cut or divide into slices.

8.  slice
to cut through or cleave with or as if with a knife.

9.  slice
to cut off or remove as a slice or slices (sometimes fol. by off, away, etc.).

10.  slice
to hit (a ball) so as to result in a slice.

11. (v.i.) slice
(of a player) to slice the ball.

12.  slice
(of a ball) to describe a slice in flight.

Etymology: (1300–50; (n.) ME s(c)lice < OF esclice, n. der. of esclicer to split up < Frankish *slitjan, akin to OE slītan, ON slīta (see slit ));

Definition of 'slice'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) slice, piece
a share of something
"a slice of the company's revenue"

2. (noun) piece, slice
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
"a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"

3. (noun) cut, gash, slash, slice
a wound made by cutting
"he put a bandage over the cut"

4. (noun) slice, fade, slicing
a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
"he took lessons to cure his slicing"

5. (noun) slice
a thin flat piece cut off of some object

6. (verb) slice
a spatula for spreading paint or ink

7. (verb) slit, slice
make a clean cut through
"slit her throat"

8. (verb) slice
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction

9. (verb) slice, slice up
cut into slices
"Slice the salami, please"

10. (verb) slice
hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

Definition of 'slice'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) slice
a flat piece of food cut from a larger piece
a slice of bread/cake/pie; Cut the cheese into slices.

2. slice
a share of sth
companies wanting a slice of the Internet search market

3. (verb) slice
to cut into slices
Slice the meat into thin strips.

4. slice
to cut with a quick stroke
He accidentally sliced through one of the wires.; I sliced my finger open.

Definition of 'slice'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) slice
a thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread

2. (verb) slice
that which is thin and broad, like a slice

3. (verb) slice
a broad, thin piece of plaster

4. (verb) slice
a salver, platter, or tray

5. (verb) slice
a knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink

6. (verb) slice
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

7. (verb) slice
one of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching

8. (verb) slice
a removable sliding bottom to galley

9. (verb) slice
to cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from

10. (verb) slice
to cut into parts; to divide

11. (verb) slice
to clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace

Definition of 'slice'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. slice
An average logistic planning factor used to obtain estimates of requirements for personnel and materiel. (e.g., a personnel slice generally consists of the total strength of the stated basic combatant elements, plus its proportionate share of all supporting and higher headquarters personnel.)

Translation of 'slice'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a thin broad piece (of something) How many slices of meat would you like?
Afrikaans: skyfie	Arabic: شَريحَه	Bulgarian: резен
Brazilian: fatia	Czech: plátek	German: die Scheibe
Danish: skive	Greek: φέτα	Spanish: porción, trozo
Estonian: viil	Farsi: برش	Finnish: viipale
French: tranche	Hebrew: פְּרוּסָה	Hindi: कत��ा, फांक, तिक्का
Croatian: krika, odrezak	Hungarian: szelet	Indonesian: sayatan
Icelandic: sneið	Italian: fetta	Japanese: ひと切れ
Korean: 얇은 조각	Lithuanian: griežinėlis, riekelė	Latvian: šķēle; rieciens
Malay: potong	Dutch: plak	Norwegian: skive, bit
Polish: plaster, kromka	Persian: برش	Pashto: تره، ترازه، دړه (لكه دډوډ
Portuguese: fatia	Romanian: felie	Russian: ломтик
Slovak: plátok, krajec	Slovenian: rezina	Serbian: parče
Swedish: skiva	Thai: แผ่นตัดบาง ๆ	Turkish: dilim
Taiwanese: 切片，薄片	Ukrainian: скибочка; тонкий шар	Urdu: ٹکڑا
Vietnamese: miếng mỏng, lát mỏng	Chinese: 片，薄片，切片
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