slice

slice1 [ slaıs ] noun count **

1. ) a flat piece of food that has been cut from something larger:

Cut the bread into thick slices.

lemon slices

slice of: a slice of bread/cake/ham/cheese

2. ) slice of INFORMAL a part or share of something:

We're working hard to get a bigger slice of the tourist trade.

a ) a slice of the pie a part of the money or help that is being shared between people:

Mental health organizations should receive a bigger slice of the pie.

3. ) in sports, a way of hitting the ball on its edge so that it curves or spins

a ) a mistake in hitting a ball that makes it curve to the side instead of going straight

4. ) a flat tool used for cutting and lifting food

a slice of life

a description or image of ordinary life

slice

slice 2 [ slaıs ] verb *

1. ) transitive to cut something into flat pieces:

I'll slice some bread.

thinly sliced tomato

a ) intransitive to be cut into flat pieces:

Chill the beef so it slices more easily.

2. ) intransitive to cut something easily:

slice through/into: The saw quickly sliced through the board.

a ) to move through something easily and quickly:

slice through: The boat sliced through the water.

3. ) transitive to hit a ball on its edge so that it curves or spins

a ) to make a mistake when hitting a ball and make it curve to the side instead of going straight

4. ) transitive to reduce an amount of time, money, etc.:

slice something off/from something: They've had $1 million sliced from their budget.

any way you slice it or however you slice it

used for saying that something remains true, whatever way you consider it

,slice `off phrasal verb transitive

to remove something by cutting it:

He accidentally sliced off the tip of his finger.