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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slic•er (slī′sər),USA pronunciation n. - a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, esp. food:a cheese slicer.
- a person or thing that slices.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024slice /slaɪs/USA pronunciation n., v., sliced, slic•ing. n. [countable] - a thin, flat piece cut from something:a slice of bread.
- a portion:a slice of land.
- Sporta shot or hit of a baseball, golf ball, etc., that curves toward the side from which it was struck.
v. - [~ + object]
- to cut or divide into slices:to slice the meat into strips.
- to cut through or remove (something) with or as if with a knife: [~ + object]He nearly sliced my finger with that paper cutter![~ + object + off]He nearly sliced my finger off.[~ + off + object]He nearly sliced off my finger.
- [no object] to cut:The boat sliced through the water.
- Sport
- [~ + object] to hit (a ball) so as to result in a slice:to slice the ball perfectly.
- [no object] (of a ball, etc.) to curve in a slice:His next shot sliced to the left.
slic•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slice (slīs),USA pronunciation n., v., sliced, slic•ing. n. - a thin, flat piece cut from something:a slice of bread.
- a part, portion, or share:a slice of land.
- any of various implements with a thin, broad blade or part, as for turning food in a frying pan, serving fish at the table, or taking up printing ink;
spatula. - Sport
- the path described by a ball, as in baseball or golf, that curves in a direction corresponding to the side from which it was struck.
- a ball describing such a path.
- Sport[Tennis.]a stroke executed by hitting down on the ball with an underhand motion and thus creating backspin.
v.t. - to cut into slices;
divide into parts. - to cut through or cleave with or as if with a knife:The ship sliced the sea.
- to cut off or remove as a slice or slices (sometimes fol. by off, away, from, etc.).
- to remove by means of a slice, slice bar, or similar implement.
- Sportto hit (a ball) so as to result in a slice.
v.i. - to slice something.
- to admit of being sliced.
- Sport
- (of a player) to slice the ball.
- (of a ball) to describe a slice in flight.
- Old French esclicer
- Frankish *slitjan, akin to Old English slītan, Old Norse slīta, Dutch slījten (see slit); (verb, verbal) late Middle English sklicen
- Old French esclice, noun, nominal derivative of esclicer to split up
- (noun, nominal) Middle English s(c)lice 1300–50
slice′a•ble, adj. slic′ing•ly, adv. |