slice

/slaɪs/

/slaɪs/

Other forms: slices; sliced; slicing

A slice is a narrow piece or portion of something (particularly food), like a slice of bread or a slice of pizza.

You can order a slice of cake or pie at your favorite bakery, or fry potatoes after cutting them into thin slices. Slice can also be used figuratively: "His brothers each own a slice of the business." The expression "slice of life" usually describes a realistic version of life that's depicted in a book, movie, or play. And in golfing, a slice is a stroke that makes the ball curve sharply to one side.

Definitions of slice

1. noun

   a thin flat piece cut off of some object
   types:

   section

   a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope

   type of:

   part, piece

   a portion of a natural object
2. noun

   a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
   “a slice of bread”

   synonyms: piece

   types:

   cutlet, escallop, scallop, scollop

   thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled

   filet, fillet, fish filet, fish fillet

   a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

   type of:

   helping, portion, serving

   an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
3. noun

   a share of something
   “a slice of the company's revenue”

   synonyms: piece

   type of:

   part, percentage, portion, share

   assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
4. noun

   a spatula for spreading paint or ink
   type of:

   spatula

   a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
5. verb

   cut into slices
   “Slice the salami, please”

   synonyms: slice up

   type of:

   cut

   separate with or as if with an instrument
6. verb

   make a clean cut through
   synonyms: slit

   type of:

   cut

   separate with or as if with an instrument
7. noun

   a wound made by cutting
   synonyms: cut, gash, slash

   type of:

   lesion, wound

   an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
8. noun

   a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
   synonyms: fade, slicing

   type of:

   golf shot, golf stroke, swing

   the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
9. verb

   hit a ball so that it causes a backspin
   type of:

   hit, strike

   make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
10. verb

    hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
    type of:

    hit

    cause to move by striking