- slice n
- Golfers hate cake because they might get a slice.
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slice n
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Slice — may refer to:Food*A portion of bread, cake, or meat that is cut flat and thin, cf. sliced bread *Slice (soft drink), a line of fruit flavored drinks *Vanilla slice, a dessert *Mr. Slice, the mascot of Papa John s pizza restaurantports*Backspin,… … Wikipedia
slice — [ slajs ] n. m. • 1924 golf; mot angl. « tranche » ♦ Anglic. Effet donné à une balle de tennis en la frappant latéralement et de haut en bas. ● slice nom masculin (anglais slice) Effet latéral donné à une balle, au tennis, au golf. ⇒SLICE, subst … Encyclopédie Universelle
Slice — 〈[ slaıs] m.; , s [ sız]; Sp.; Tennis; Golf〉 Schlag, bei dem der Ball angeschnitten wird [engl., „schneiden“] * * * Slice [sla̮is ], der; , s […sɪs] [engl. slice, eigtl. = Schnitte, Scheibe]: 1. (Golf) a) … Universal-Lexikon
Slice — Slice, n. [OE. slice, sclice, OF. esclice, from esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin; cf. OHG. sl[=i]zan to split, slit, tear, G. schleissen to slit. See {Slit}, v. t.] 1. A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slice — [slaɪs] noun [countable] a part or share of something: slice of • Sales reps will get a slice of any catalogue sales to customers in their area. * * * slice UK US /slaɪs/ noun [C, usually singular] INFORMAL ► a part or share of som … Financial and business terms
slice — [slīs] n. [ME < OFr esclice < esclicier, to slice < Frank slizzan, akin to SLIT] 1. a relatively thin, broad piece cut from an object having some bulk or volume [a slice of apple] 2. a part, portion, or share [a slice of one s earnings]… … English World dictionary
Slice — Slice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sliced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slicing}.] 1. To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut into parts; to divide. [1913 Webster] 3. To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slice — [slais] der; , s [...sis, ...siz] <aus gleichbed. engl. slice, eigtl. »Schnitte, Scheibe«>: 1. Schlag, bei dem der Ball in einer bestimmten Richtung (nämlich beim Rechtshänder nach rechts u. beim Linkshänder nach links) von der Geraden… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
slice — slice·able; slice; … English syllables
slice — [n] piece; share allotment, allowance, bite, chop, cut, helping, lot, part, piece of pie*, portion, quota, segment, sliver, thin piece, triangle, wedge; concept 835 Ant. whole slice [v] cut into portions, shares carve, chiv, cleave, dissect,… … New thesaurus
slice — ► NOUN 1) a thin, broad piece of food cut from a larger portion. 2) a portion or share. 3) a utensil with a broad, flat blade for lifting foods such as cake and fish. 4) (in sports) a sliced stroke or shot. ► VERB 1) cut into slices. 2) … English terms dictionary
