slice off

phrasal verb

sliced off; slicing off; slices off
: to remove (something) by cutting : to cut off (something) with a sharp object (such as a knife)
Slice off the excess fat after you cook the steak.
often used figuratively
The salesperson sliced 10 percent off the cost of the car.

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At a table, a worker in an apron kneads a huge ball of dough, slices off a strip and shapes it into a familiar disc with a hole in the middle. Michael Collins, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025 The ninja, meanwhile, carries katanas capable of deftly slicing off limbs, and uses a grappling hook to careen towards enemies. Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025 The trailers alone show Toxie slicing off an armed robber's jaw with his toxic mop like butter. EW.com, 22 July 2025 Whitney and Brent told CBS News Texas that the propeller nearly sliced off the lower half of Brent's body. Erin Clack, People.com, 5 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for slice off

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“Slice off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slice%20off. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.

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