slicing

Noun

Synonyms: slice fade

WordNet 3.0

a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer“he took lessons to cure his slicing”Synonyms: slice fade
the act of cutting into slices

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.]