Main Entry: ¹slice

Pronunciation: \ˈslīs\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): sliced; slic·ing

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

Date: 1551

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 itintransitive 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