slice
n.
thin piece cut from a larger object; portion, share
v.
cut into slices, cut into portions; cut off from; make a cut in, cut into; cleave, move quickly through
Slice
slice
Noun
1. a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
(synonym) piece
(hypernym) share, portion, part, percentage
2. a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
(synonym) piece
(hypernym) helping, portion, serving
(hyponym) cutlet, scallop, scollop, escallop
(derivation) slice up
3. a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
(synonym) cut, gash, slash
(hypernym) wound, lesion
(derivation) slit
4. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
(synonym) fade, slicing
(hypernym) golf stroke, golf shot, swing
5. a thin flat piece cut off of some object
(hypernym) part, piece
(hyponym) section
(derivation) slice up
6. a spatula for spreading paint or ink
(hypernym) spatula
Verb
1. make a clean cut through; "slit her throat"
(synonym) slit
(hypernym) cut
(derivation) cut, gash, slash
2. hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) fade, slicing
(classification) golf, golf game
3. cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please"
(synonym) slice up
(hypernym) cut
4. hit a ball so that it causes a backspin
(hypernym) strike, hit
(derivation) fade, slicing
slice (m)
n.
slice, sliver
slicer
v.
slice
Slice
(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.
(v. t.)
That which is thin and broad, like a slice.
(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 thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.
(v. t.)
A salver, platter, or tray.
(v. t.)
A removable sliding bottom to galley.
(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.)
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 broad, thin piece of plaster.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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