slice

¹slice

verb \ˈslīs\

slicedslic·ing

Definition of SLICE

transitive verb

1

: to cut with or as if with a knife

2

: to stir or spread with a slice

3

: to hit (a ball) so that a slice results

4

: interpret, construe —used in phrases like any way you slice it

intransitive verb

1

: to slice something

2

: to move with a cutting action <the ship sliced through the waves>

— slice·able \ˈslī-sə-bəl\ adjective

— slic·er noun

Examples of SLICE

1. She sliced the lemon in half.
2. He sliced open his finger while cleaning the fish.
3. The knife sliced through the cake easily.

Origin of SLICE

Middle English sklicen, from Anglo-French esclicer to splinter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German slīzan to tear apart — more at slit

First Known Use: 1551

Related to SLICE

Synonyms: sliver, splinter

Related Words: chip, chop, dice, hash, julienne, mince; saw, scissor; cleave, rive, split; gash, incise, rip, slash, slit

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Rhymes with SLICE

dice, gneiss, ice, lyse, nice, pice, price, rice, spice, splice, syce, thrice, trice, twice, vice, vise