slice

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 a thin flat piece of food that has been cut off a larger piece: a slice of bread / ham * Cut the meat into thin slices. * a gin and tonic with a slice of lemon 2 (informal) a part or share of sth: Our firm is well placed to grab a large slice of the market. * The rent for my room was a large slice out of my budget. * With this win, they can claim a slice of history. * Every organization in the land has tried to claim a slice of the cash from the National Lottery. 3 a kitchen UTENSIL (= tool) that you use to lift and serve pieces of food: a fish slice 4 (sport) (in golf, tennis, etc.) a stroke that makes the ball spin to one side rather than going straight ahead IDIOMS a slice of life a film/movie, play or book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life moreatPIE, ACTION, CAKEn. verb 1 [VN] ~ sth (up) to cut sth into slices: to slice (up) onions / mushrooms / meat * Slice the cucumber thinly. * a sliced loaf * a loaf of sliced bread 2 [usually +adv./prep.] to cut sth easily with or as if with a sharp blade: [V] He accidentally sliced through his finger. * A piece of glass sliced into his shoulder. * (figurative) Her speech sliced through all the confusion surrounding the situation. * [VN] The knife sliced his jacket. * (figurative) The ship sliced the water. [also VN-ADJ] 3 [VN] (sport) to hit a ball so that it spins and does not move in the expected direction: He managed to slice a shot over the net. 4 [VN] (in golf) to hit the ball so that it flies away in a curve, usually without meaning to 5 [VN] (AmE, informal) to reduce sth by a large amount: The new tax has sliced annual bonuses by 30 percent. IDIOMS see THING, WAYn. PHRASALVERBS slice sth<->off / away