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slice

UK/slaɪs/ US/ˈslaɪs/ fairly common uk
noun (6) verb (4)

noun

1.

a share of something

  • “a slice of the company”
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2.

a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

  • “a piece of pie”
  • “a slice of bread”
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3.

a wound made by cutting

  • “he put a bandage over the cut”
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4.

a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

  • “he took lessons to cure his slicing”
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5.

a thin flat piece cut off of some object

6.

verb

1.

make a clean cut through

  • “slit her throat”
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2.

hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction

3.

cut into slices

  • “Slice the salami, please”
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4.

hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

Origin

From Middle English sclise, sklise, from Old French esclice, esclis (“a piece split off”), deverbal of esclicer, esclicier (“to splinter, split up”), from Frankish *slitjan (“to split up”), from Proto-Germanic *slitjaną, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to split, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyd- (“to rend, injure, crumble”). Akin to Old High German sliz, gisliz (“a tear, rip”), Old High German slīȥan (“to tear”), Old English slītan (“to split up”), modern French éclisse. More at slite, slit.

Phrases

  • any way one slices it
  • bit slice
  • cake slice
  • caramel slice
  • cream slice
  • custard slice
  • egg slice
  • fish slice
  • fried slice
  • no matter how one slices it
  • no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney
  • slice and dice

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