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slice
noun
a
thin
,
flat
piece
cut
from
something
larger
,
especially
food
•
She
put
a
slice
of
cheese
on
her
sandwich
.
She
put
a
slice
of
cheese
on
her
sandwich
.
•
The
waiter
served
each
guest
a
thick
slice
of
chocolate
cake
.
The
waiter
served
each
guest
a
thick
slice
of
chocolate
cake
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
‘
esclice
’
meaning
‘
splinter
,
fragment
’,
from
‘
esclicier
’ ‘
to
cut
or
split
’.
verb
-
slice
,
slicing
,
slices
,
sliced
to
cut
something
into
thin
,
flat
pieces
•
Using
a
sharp
knife
,
the
chef
sliced
the
tomatoes
paper-thin
.
Using
a
sharp
knife
,
the
chef
sliced
the
tomatoes
paper-thin
.
•
She
carefully
sliced
the
apple
for
her
child
.
She
carefully
sliced
the
apple
for
her
child
.
From
the
noun
‘
slice
’,
verb
use
recorded
since
the
15th
century
.
noun
a
part
or
share
of
something
such
as
money
,
time
,
or
activity
•
Tourism
brings
a
big
slice
of
income
to
the
island
.
Tourism
brings
a
big
slice
of
income
to
the
island
.
•
Everyone
wanted
their
slice
of
the
profits
.
Everyone
wanted
their
slice
of
the
profits
.
Metaphorical
extension
from
the
literal
meaning
of
a
cut
piece
.
noun
in
golf
,
tennis
,
or
similar
sports
,
a
shot
that
curves
sharply
to
the
side
because
of
spin
•
His
drive
turned
into
a
nasty
slice
and
landed
in
the
trees
.
His
drive
turned
into
a
nasty
slice
and
landed
in
the
trees
.
•
She
fixed
her
slice
by
adjusting
her
grip
.
She
fixed
her
slice
by
adjusting
her
grip
.
Sports
sense
dates
from
late
19th-century
golf
terminology
.
verb
-
slice
,
slicing
,
slices
,
sliced
in
sports
like
golf
or
tennis
,
to
hit
the
ball
so
that
it
curves
sharply
sideways
because
of
spin
•
He
sliced
the
ball
and
it
veered
right
into
the
rough
.
He
sliced
the
ball
and
it
veered
right
into
the
rough
.
•
Try
not
to
slice
your
serve
in
tennis
.
Try
not
to
slice
your
serve
in
tennis
.
Verb
use
developed
from
the
noun
‘
slice
’
in
sports
contexts
around
1900
.