slice

1 noun

1 (C) a flat piece of bread, meat etc cut from a larger piece: a slice of bread and butter | Cut the pork into thin slices.

2 (C) a part or share of something good: Everyone wanted a slice of the profits.

3 (C) a kitchen tool used for lifting and serving pieces of food

—see also: fish slice 4

a) (U) a spinning movement of the ball in sports such as tennis and golf, which makes it move to one side rather than straight ahead

b) (C) a way of hitting the ball which makes it do this

5 a slice of life a description or image in a film, play, or book which shows life as it really is

—see also: a slice of the cake cake 1 (7) 2 verb

1 also slice up (T) to cut meat, bread etc into thin flat pieces: Could you slice the joint for me?

2 (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) to cut something easily with one long movement of a sharp knife or edge

(+ into/through): The blade's so sharp it could easily slice through your finger.

3 (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) to move quickly and easily through something such as water or air, or to make something do this

(+ through/into): The speedboat sliced through the waters of the lake. | slice sth in two/in half: Slice the eggs in two and arrange them on a serving dish.

4 (T) to hit the ball in sports such as tennis or golf so that it spins sideways instead of moving straight forward

5 any way you slice it AmE spoken whatever way you choose to consider the problem

slice sth off phrasal verb (T) to cut something with one long movement of a sharp knife etc so that it becomes separate: With one blow of his sword, Igor sliced off the man's head.