Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun slice

6 senses of slice

Sense 1
slice, piece -- (a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue")
       => share, portion, part, percentage -- (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash")

Sense 2
piece, slice -- (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread")
       => helping, portion, serving -- (an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each")

Sense 3
cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
       => wound, lesion -- (an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin))

Sense 4
slice, fade, slicing -- (a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing")
       => golf stroke, golf shot, swing -- (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)

Sense 5
slice -- (a thin flat piece cut off of some object)
       => part, piece -- (a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite")

Sense 6
slice -- (a spatula for spreading paint or ink)
       => spatula -- (a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slice

4 senses of slice

Sense 1
slit, slice -- (make a clean cut through; "slit her throat")
       => cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")

Sense 2
slice -- (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction)
       => hit -- (cause to move by striking; "hit a ball")

Sense 3
slice, slice up -- (cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please")
       => cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")

Sense 4
slice -- (hit a ball so that it causes a backspin)
       => strike, hit -- (make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2")

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