slice: meaning and definitions

A thin broad piece cut from a larger object: ate a slice of cheese; examined a slice of the diseased lung.

An often wedge-shaped piece cut from a larger, usually circular object: ordered a slice of pie; shared a slice of pizza.

A portion or share: a slice of the profits.

A knife with a broad, thin, flexible blade, used for cutting and serving food.

A similar implement for spreading printing ink.

Sports The course of a ball that curves in the direction of the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the right of a right-handed player.

Sports A stroke that causes a ball to follow such a course: a golfer with a bad slice.

Sports A ball propelled on such a course.

Sports A stroke, as in tennis, in which the ball is struck with a downward motion with the open face of the racket in order to impart backspin.

To cut or divide into slices: slice a loaf of bread.

To cut from a larger piece: slice off a piece of salami.

To cut through or across with or as if with a knife: The harvester sliced the field.

To divide into portions or shares; parcel out.

To spread, work at, or clear away with a bladed tool such as a slice bar.

Sports To hit (a ball) with a slice.

To move like a knife: The destroyer sliced through the water.

Sports To hit a ball with a slice.