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 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