slice

²slice

noun

Definition of SLICE

1

a : a thin flat piece cut from something b : a wedge-shaped piece (as of pie or cake)

2

: a spatula for spreading paint or ink

3

: a serving knife with wedge-shaped blade <a fish slice>

4

: a flight of a ball that deviates from a straight course in the direction of the dominant hand of the player propelling it; also : a ball following such a course — compare hook

5

a : portion, share b : segment, sample

Examples of SLICE

1. thin slices of roast beef
2. The Fourth of July parade was a real slice of Americana.
3. He hit a slice into the right rough.

Origin of SLICE

Middle English sclise, slise, from Anglo-French esclice splinter, from esclicer

First Known Use: 1613

Related to SLICE

Synonyms: cross section, sampler, sampling, selection, sample

Related Words: case, example, exemplar, exemplification, illustration, instance, representative, specimen; archetype, classic, locus classicus, paradigm, prototype; microcosm

Near Antonyms: aggregate, composite, compound, pool, sum, total, totality; whole

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