From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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2. To cut into parts; to divide.
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3. To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate
bars of a furnace.
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4. (Golf) To hit (the ball) so that the face of the club
draws across the face of the ball and deflects it.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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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.
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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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
slice
n 1: a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
[syn: slice, piece]
2: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece
of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: piece, slice]
3: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
[syn: cut, gash, slash, slice]
4: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed
golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" [syn: slice,
fade, slicing]
5: a thin flat piece cut off of some object
6: a spatula for spreading paint or ink
v 1: make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" [syn: slit,
slice]
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" [syn: slice,
slice up]
4: hit a ball so that it causes a backspin