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Meaning of 'slice'
Meaning of 'slice' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Slice 
[ v. t.]
- A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a
slice of cheese; a slice of bread. [ v. t.]- That which is thin and broad, like a slice.
- A broad, thin piece of plaster.
- A salver, platter, or tray.
- A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.
- 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.
- One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.
- A removable sliding bottom to galley.
- To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from.
- To cut into parts; to divide.
- To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace.
Meaning of 'slice' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. slice [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
- a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
Example in sentence:
- a piece of pie;
- a slice of bread
Meaning (2):
- a share of something
- a share of something
Example in sentence:
- a slice of the company's revenue
Meaning (3):
- a wound made by cutting
- a wound made by cutting
Example in sentence:
- he put a bandage over the cut
Meaning (4):
- a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
- a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
Example in sentence:
- he took lessons to cure his slicing
2. slice [ v]
[ v]Meaning (5):
- cut into slices
- cut into slices
Example in sentence:
- Slice the salami, please
Meaning (6):
- make a clean cut through
- make a clean cut through
Example in sentence:
- slit her throat
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