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.

Examples of slice off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To create your own pumpkin place setting, slice off the pumpkin's top, scoop out the seeds, and fill with soaked floral foam. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025

Instead of stabbing him, Dexter sliced off one of the restraints to free Batista. —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

Rhymes for slice off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff