Slice Slaɪs Cut Large Thin Larger Cake Share

• cut the meat into thin slices.
• a slice of bread/pie
• a slice of toast/pizza
• another slice of cake, anyone?

slice

1. a thin flat piece of bread, meat, cheese, etc. that has been cut off a larger piece; a piece of cake that has been cut from a larger cake
• Cut the meat into thin slices.
• a slice of bread/pie
• a slice of toast/pizza
• Another slice of cake, anyone?

Extra Examples

• a gin and tonic with a slice of lemon
• The sausage is also sold pre-packed in slices.
2. a part or share of something
• Our firm is well placed to grab a large slice of the market.
• The rent for my room was a large slice out of my budget.
• With this win, they can claim a slice of history.
• Every organization in the land has tried to claim a slice of the cash from the National Lottery.

Extra Examples

• He needed a large slice of luck to win the game.
• The agency takes a large slice of the profits.
• They spend a fair slice of the budget on research and development.
3. a kitchen utensil (= tool) that you use to lift and serve pieces of food
• SEE ALSO fish slice
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fish-slice
• a cake slice
4. a shot that makes the ball go to one side rather than straight ahead, while turning round and round
5. a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially one that makes money
• Foreign firms will all want a slice of the action if the new airport goes ahead.
6. a film, play or book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life
• This drama provides a slice of life in 1950s Connecticut.
7. a share of the available money or benefits that you believe you have a right to
• The company is demanding a larger slice of the corporate pie.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘fragment, splinter’): shortening of Old French esclice ‘splinter’, from the verb esclicier, of Germanic origin; related to German schleissen ‘to slice’, also to slit.