| Front | slice |
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| Back | slice noun, verb BrE /slaɪs/ NAmE /slaɪs/ noun word origin thesaurus example bank 1 a thin flat piece of food that has been cut off a larger piece a slice of bread Cut the meat into thin slices. a gin and tonic with a slice of lemon 2 (informal) a part or share of sth 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. 3 a kitchen utensil (= tool) that you use to lift and serve pieces of food a fish slice 4 (sport) (in golf, tennis, etc.) a stroke that makes the ball spin to one side rather than going straight ahead a ˌslice of ˈlife a film/movie, play or book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life more at a piece/slice of the action at action, a slice/share of the cake at cake n., a piece/slice/share of the pie at pie verb verb forms word origin thesaurus collocations example bank 1 [transitive] ~ sth (up) to cut sth into slices to slice (up) onions Slice the cucumber thinly. a sliced loaf see also salami slicing 2 [intransitive] to cut sth easily with or as if with a sharp blade + adv./prep. He accidentally sliced through his finger. A piece of glass sliced into his shoulder. (figurative) Her speech sliced through all the confusion surrounding the situation. ~ sth (+ adj.) The knife sliced his jacket. He sliced the fruit open. (figurative) The ship sliced the water. 3 [transitive] ~ sth (sport) to hit a ball so that it spins and does not move in the expected direction He managed to slice a shot over the net. 4 [transitive] ~ sth (in golf) to hit the ball so that it flies away in a curve, when you do not mean to 5 [transitive] ~ sth (NAmE, informal) to reduce sth by a large amount The new tax has sliced annual bonuses by 30 percent. ˌslice and ˈdice (sth) (computing) to divide information into small parts in order to study it more closely or to see it in different ways The software lets you slice and dice the data and display it in different formats. Once you enter the budget, you can slice and dice it in the same way as sales information. more at any way you slice it at way n. ˌslice sthˈoff/aˈway | ˌslice sth ˈoff sth to cut sth from a larger piece Slice a piece off. Slice away the corners. (figurative) He sliced two seconds off the world record. |
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