Meaning of slice in English
Verb
sliceDefinitions
1. make a clean cut throughExamples
- « slit her throat »
- 2. hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
- 3. cut into slices
Examples
- « Slice the salami, please »
- 4. hit a ball so that it causes a backspin
Noun
sliceEtymology
Middle English (in the sense ‘fragment, splinter’): shortening of Old French esclice‘splinter’, from the verb esclicier, of Germanic origin; related to German schleissen‘to slice’, also to slitDefinitions
1. a share of somethingExamples
- « a slice of the company's revenue »
- 2. a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
Examples
- « a piece of pie »
- « a slice of bread »
- 3. a wound made by cutting
Examples
- « he put a bandage over the cut »
- 4. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
Examples
- « he took lessons to cure his slicing »
- 5. a thin flat piece cut off of some object
- 6. a spatula for spreading paint or ink