'Slice' definitions:

Definition of 'slice'

From: WordNet
noun
A share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" [syn: slice, piece]
noun
A serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: piece, slice]
noun
A wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" [syn: cut, gash, slash, slice]
noun
A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" [syn: slice, fade, slicing]
noun
A thin flat piece cut off of some object
noun
A spatula for spreading paint or ink
verb
Make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" [syn: slit, slice]
verb
Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
verb
Cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please" [syn: slice, slice up]
verb
Hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

Definition of 'Slice'

From: GCIDE
  • Slice \Slice\, n. [OE. slice, sclice, OF. esclice, from esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin; cf. OHG. sl[imac]zan 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Slice'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To cut into parts; to divide. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Golf) To hit (the ball) so that the face of the club draws across the face of the ball and deflects it. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Synonyms of 'slice'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Slice'