Slice

English Meaning

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

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.
3. A portion or share: a slice of the profits.
4. A knife with a broad, thin, flexible blade, used for cutting and serving food.
5. A similar implement for spreading printing ink.
6. Sports 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.
7. Sports A stroke that causes a ball to follow such a course: a golfer with a bad slice.
8. Sports A ball propelled on such a course.
9. Sports 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.
10. To cut or divide into slices: slice a loaf of bread.
11. To cut from a larger piece: slice off a piece of salami.
12. To cut through or across with or as if with a knife: The harvester sliced the field.
13. To divide into portions or shares; parcel out.
14. To spread, work at, or clear away with a bladed tool such as a slice bar.
15. Sports To hit (a ball) with a slice.
16. To move like a knife: The destroyer sliced through the water.
17. Sports To hit a ball with a slice.