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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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; a slice
        of cheese; a slice of bread.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which is thin and broad, like a slice. Specifically:
        (a) A broad, thin piece of plaster.
        (b) A salver, platter, or tray. [Obs.]
        (c) A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or
            serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything,
            as paint or ink.
        (d) A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of
            chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously
            proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for
            stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for
            cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire
            of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel. [Cant]
        (e) (Shipbuilding) One of the wedges by which the cradle
            and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks
            to prepare for launching.
        (f) (Printing) A removable sliding bottom to galley.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Slice bar, a kind of fire iron resembling a poker, with a
        broad, flat end, for stirring a fire of coals, and
        clearing it and the grate bars from clinkers, ashes, etc.;
        a slice.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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 grate
        bars of a furnace.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Golf) To hit (the ball) so that the face of the club
        draws across the face of the ball and deflects it.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Slice \Slice\, v. t. (Golf)
     To hit (the ball) so that the face of the club draws across
     the face of the ball and deflects it.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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; a slice
        of cheese; a slice of bread.
  
     2. That which is thin and broad, like a slice. Specifically:
        (a) A broad, thin piece of plaster.
        (b) A salver, platter, or tray. [Obs.]
        (c) A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or
            serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything,
            as paint or ink.
        (d) A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of
            chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously
            proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for
            stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for
            cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire
            of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel. [Cant]
        (e) (Shipbuilding) One of the wedges by which the cradle
            and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks
            to prepare for launching.
        (f) (Printing) A removable sliding bottom to galley.
  
     Slice bar, a kind of fire iron resembling a poker, with a
        broad, flat end, for stirring a fire of coals, and
        clearing it and the grate bars from clinkers, ashes, etc.;
        a slice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
     2. To cut into parts; to divide.
  
     3. To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate
        bars of a furnace.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  slice
       n 1: a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
            [syn: piece]
       2: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece
          of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: piece]
       3: a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
          [syn: cut, gash, slash]
       4: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed
          golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" [syn: fade,
           slicing]
       5: a thin flat piece cut off of some object
       6: a spatula for spreading paint or ink
       v 1: make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" [syn: slit]
       2: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a
          different direction
       3: cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please" [syn: slice up]
       4: hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slice
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 φέτα από κάτι, κομμάτι
     2 μερίδιο, μερίδα
     3 (ετ προγρ en) συνεχόμενο τμήμα ενός πίνακας (array) και κατ'
  επέκταση το τμήμα (substring) μιας συμβολοσειρά (string)
     Αγγλικά vb.
     κόβω, κόβω σε φέτες

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slice
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr slicer  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s imp)
     Old Irish n.
     shell

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Slice
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  slice
     a.
     (lb en mathematics) Having the properties of a slice knot.
     n.
     1 That which is thin and broad.
     2 A thin, broad piece cut off.
     3 (lb en colloquial) An amount of anything.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cut into slices.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cut with an edge utilizing a drawing motion.
     3 (lb en transitive) To clear (e.g. a fire, or the grate bars of a
  furnace) by means of a slice bar.
     4 (lb en transitive badminton) To hit the shuttlecock with the racket
  at an angle, causing it to move sideways and downwards.
     5 (lb en transitive golf) To hit a shot that slices (travels from
  left to right for a right-handed player).
     6 (lb en transitive rowing) To angle the blade so that it goes too
  deeply into the water when starting to take a stroke.
     7 (lb en transitive soccer) To kick the ball so that it goes in an
  unintended direction, at too great an angle or too high.
     8 (lb en transitive tennis) To hit the ball with a stroke that causes
  a spin, resulting in the ball swerving or staying low after a bounce.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Slice
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  slice
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr slicer  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s imp)
     Old Irish n.
     shell

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Slice
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  slice
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr slicer  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s imp)
     Old Irish n.
     shell

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Slice
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slice
     Englanti n.
     siivu, viipale
     Englanti vb.
     paloitella, siivuttaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  slice
     Engelska n.
     skiva, skuren bit
     Engelska vb.
     skiva, skära i skivor

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  slice /slˈaɪs/
  plak, skyf, sny

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Slice /slˈaɪs/
  الشريحة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  slice //slaɪs// 
  резен, филия
  thin, broad piece cut off

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  slice //slaɪs// 
  нарязвам
  to cut into slices