Hypertext Webster Gateway: "slice"
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) 1.7 (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: in golf: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels
to the right
3: cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please" [syn: {slice up}]
4: hit a ball with a slice
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