slice

[Slice]

A slice is a narrow piece or portion of something (particularly food), like a slice of bread or a slice of pizza.

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A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.

Noun
a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"

Noun
a spatula for spreading paint or ink

Noun
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"

Noun
a thin flat piece cut off of some object

Noun
a share of something; "a slice of the company''s revenue"

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Noun
a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"

Verb
hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

Verb
cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please"

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hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction

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make a clean cut through; "slit her throat"


v. t.
A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.

v. t.
That which is thin and broad, like a slice.

v. t.
A broad, thin piece of plaster.

v. t.
A salver, platter, or tray.

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.

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.

v. t.
One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.

v. t.
A removable sliding bottom to galley.

v. t.
To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from.

v. t.
To cut into parts; to divide.

v. t.
To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace.


Slice

Slice , n. [OE. slice, sclice, OF. esclice, from esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin; cf. OHG. sl'c6zan to split, slit, tear, G. schleissen to slit. See Slit, v. t.] 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 bar, a kind of fire iron resembling a poker, with a broad, flat end, for stirring a fire of coals, and clearing it and the grate bars from clinkers, ashes, etc.; a slice.

Slice

Slice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sliced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Slicing .] 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.

A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.

To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from.

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Usage Examples

Right now, I'm as single as a slice of American cheese.

It's a very small and select slice of all the people who have ever been born. I believe we've come back during this time, those of us who are here now, specifically to experience it. And to cause a 'quickening of the spirit.'

He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.

I've realized that I'm more important than food is. I love a big slice of pizza, but I love myself more. Being thin is about changing the way you think about yourself. It's about saying that you deserve to be healthy.

If I were a capitalist I would not give my employees health insurance with no deductible, which I do, including dental, and paid pregnancy leave. That's not called capitalism, that's called being a Christian and someone who believes in democracy, so that everyone should get a fair slice of the pie.

Increased revenues, meaning higher taxes, will be a central element of any successful long-term budget plan, and President Obama is right to insist that the wealthy - the slice of America that has come through the recession in by far the best financial health - should provide those funds.

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Other Usage Examples

I am not interested in slice of life, what I want is a slice of the imagination.

I eat as much as the next girl, but I work my butt of in the gym every morning! The key is moderation. I splurge on the weekend. A big bowl of pasta and a delicious slice of cake for dessert are my favorites.

A lot of movies are about life, mine are like a slice of cake.

You have this mounting aggressive ignorance with the rabbit's foot of their particular religion. You don't really have any kind of spiritual law, just a kind of a rabid mental illness. The songs are a little slice of life.

Someone once told me that religion is like a knife: You can stab someone with it, or you can slice bread with it.

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.

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