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 figurativelyThe salesperson sliced 10 percent off the cost of the car.
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Instead of stabbing him, Dexter sliced off one of the restraints to free Batista.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
In a video obtained by PEOPLE, an airport official wearing an orange vest makes his way to the grass to retrieve a piece of one of the planes that was seemingly sliced off.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
In a video obtained by PEOPLE, an airport official wearing an orange vest makes his way to the grass to retrieve a piece of one of the planes that was seemingly sliced off.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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
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“Slice off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slice%20off. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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