slice

1. 1.

   make a clean cut through

   “slit her throat”

   Synonymsslit

   Broadercut
2. 2.

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

   Broaderhit

   golf

3. 3.

   cut into slices

   “Slice the salami, please”

   Synonymsslice up

   Broadercut
4. 4.

   hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

   Broaderstrike

Other forms of slice

plural

slices·

past tense

sliced·

present participle

slicing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about slice

What does slice mean?

slice means "a share of something". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in slice?

slice has 1 syllable: slice. In IPA it is /ˈslaɪs/.

What is another word for slice?

Close synonyms include piece, piece, cut, gash, slash. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slice a common word?

slice is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.