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NOUN (6)

1. a share of something;
- Example: "a slice of the company's revenue"
[syn: slice, piece]

2. a serving that has been cut from a larger portion;
- Example: "a piece of pie"
- Example: "a slice of bread"
[syn: piece, slice]

3. a wound made by cutting;
- Example: "he put a bandage over the cut"
[syn: cut, gash, slash, slice]

4. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer;
- Example: "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
[syn: slice, fade, slicing]

5. a thin flat piece cut off of some object;

6. a spatula for spreading paint or ink;


VERB (4)

1. make a clean cut through;
- Example: "slit her throat"
[syn: slit, slice]

2. hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction;

3. cut into slices;
- Example: "Slice the salami, please"
[syn: slice, slice up]

4. hit a ball so that it causes a backspin;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slice \Slice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sliced; p. pr. & vb. n. Slicing.] 1. To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut into parts; to divide. [1913 Webster] 3. To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace. [1913 Webster] 4. (Golf) To hit (the ball) so that the face of the club draws across the face of the ball and deflects it. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Slice \Slice\, n. [OE. slice, sclice, OF. esclice, from esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin; cf. OHG. sl[imac]zan to split, slit, tear, G. schleissen to slit. See Slit, v. t.] 1. A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is thin and broad, like a slice. Specifically: (a) A broad, thin piece of plaster. (b) A salver, platter, or tray. [Obs.] (c) A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink. (d) A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel. [Cant] (e) (Shipbuilding) One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching. (f) (Printing) A removable sliding bottom to galley. [1913 Webster] Slice bar, a kind of fire iron resembling a poker, with a broad, flat end, for stirring a fire of coals, and clearing it and the grate bars from clinkers, ashes, etc.; a slice. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

slice n 1: a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" [syn: slice, piece] 2: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: piece, slice] 3: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut" [syn: cut, gash, slash, slice] 4: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" [syn: slice, fade, slicing] 5: a thin flat piece cut off of some object 6: a spatula for spreading paint or ink v 1: make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" [syn: slit, slice] 2: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction 3: cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please" [syn: slice, slice up] 4: hit a ball so that it causes a backspin