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slice
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- pronunciation:
- slaIs
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a broad and flat or wedge-shaped piece of a larger object.
slices of breada slice of pie
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| definition 2: |
a portion or segment of anything.
a slice of their profits |
| definition 3: |
in sports such as golf and baseball, the curve of a ball away from the direction intended and toward the right if the player is right-handed, or a ball that follows such a path.
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| definition 4: |
in tennis, a stroke that puts backspin on the ball.
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| definition 5: |
a kitchen implement with a wide blade for lifting portions of food.
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| related words: |
bit, chip, cut, cutting, division, fraction, part, taste, wedge |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
slices, slicing, sliced |
| definition 1: |
to divide into slices.
Will you slice the bread?
- similar words:
- carve, cut
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| definition 2: |
to take, as by cutting, from a larger portion (sometimes fol. by "off," "from," "away," or the like).
Slice some cheese off the block.- similar words:
- carve, shave
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| definition 3: |
to cut deeply into or across.
The blade sliced the worker's finger.- similar words:
- knife, lance, slit
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| definition 4: |
in certain sports, to strike (a ball) so that it curves in a slice, or is given intentional backspin.
- similar words:
- undercut
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| related words: |
cut, fraction, gash, scrape, scratch, section, sever, slash, slit |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cut through something, or to move swiftly through something by cutting or as if by cutting.
The tree surgeon sliced through the large branch.The members of the expedition sliced through the brambles.The schooner sliced through the waves.- similar words:
- cleave, knife, slash
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| definition 2: |
in certain sports, to hit a ball so it curves in a slice or has backspin.
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| derivations: |
sliceable (adj.), slicer (n.) |
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