SLICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slice mean? 

• SLICE (noun)
  The noun SLICE has 6 senses:

1. a share of something

2. a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

3. a wound made by cutting

4. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

5. a thin flat piece cut off of some object

6. a spatula for spreading paint or ink

  Familiarity information: SLICE used as a noun is common.

• SLICE (verb)
  The verb SLICE has 4 senses:

1. make a clean cut through

2. hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction

3. cut into slices

4. hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

  Familiarity information: SLICE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLICE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A share of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

piece; slice

Context example:

a slice of the company's revenue

Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):

part; percentage; portion; share (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A serving that has been cut from a larger portion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

piece; slice

Context example:

a slice of bread

Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):

helping; portion; serving (an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slice"):

cutlet; escallop; scallop; scollop (thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled)

filet; fillet; fish filet; fish fillet (a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish)

Derivation:

slice (cut into slices)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A wound made by cutting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

cut; gash; slash; slice

Context example:

he put a bandage over the cut

Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):

lesion; wound (an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin))

Derivation:

slice (make a clean cut through)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

fade; slice; slicing

Context example:

he took lessons to cure his slicing

Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):

golf shot; golf stroke; swing (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)

Derivation:

slice (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction)

slice (hit a ball so that it causes a backspin)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A thin flat piece cut off of some object

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):

part; piece (a portion of a natural object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slice"):

section (a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope)

Derivation:

slice (cut into slices)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A spatula for spreading paint or ink

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):

spatula (a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances)

• SLICE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they slice    ... he / she / it slices   
Past simple: sliced   
Past participle: sliced   
-ing form: slicing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a clean cut through

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

slice; slit

Context example:

slit her throat

Hypernyms (to "slice" is one way to...):

cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

slice (a wound made by cutting)

slicer (a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "slice" is one way to...):

hit (cause to move by striking)

Domain category:

golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

slice (a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer)

slicer (a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers))

slicing (a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Cut into slices

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

slice; slice up

Context example:

Slice the salami, please

Hypernyms (to "slice" is one way to...):

cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs slice the vegetables

Derivation:

slice (a thin flat piece cut off of some object)

slicing (the act of cutting into slices)

slicer (a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade)

slicer (knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese)

slice (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "slice" is one way to...):

hit; strike (make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

slice; slicing (a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer)

 Context examples 

A thin slice of tissue cut from a frozen specimen, often used for rapid microscopic diagnosis.

(Frozen Section, NCI Thesaurus)

An artifact resulting from the flow of excited spins out of the imaged slice.

(Exit of Excited Spins from the Volume, NCI Thesaurus)

An artifact resulting from the flow of unsaturated spins into the imaged slice.

(Entry of Unsaturated Spins Into the Volume, NCI Thesaurus)

DLP is CTDIvol x slice thickness x # of slices.

(Dose Length Product, NCI Thesaurus)

Changing from one set of 2D slices to another set.

(Image Reslicing, NCI Thesaurus)

Technique or procedure used for the study of the microanatomy of tissues and their cellular structure; usually involves microscopic examination of tissue slices.

(Histological Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)

An artifact that happens when a structure is present in adjacent slices and their signals are averaged.

(Partial Volume Averaging Between Slices, NCI Thesaurus)

“He's seen his slice of luck, has Dick, and you may lay to that.”

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

The new ALMA data are not just a single image; ALMA produces a three-dimensional dataset (a data cube) with each slice being observed at a slightly different wavelength.

(Ageing Star Blows Off Smoky Bubble, ESO)

If you can make a cake that tastes like the original slice, then you chose the right ingredients.

(Experiments recreate aromatic flavors of Titan, NASA)