Slice

a thin, flat piece cut from something

a slice of bread.

a part, portion, or share

a slice of land.

any of various implements with a thin, broad blade or part, as for turning food in a frying pan, serving fish at the table, or taking up printing ink; spatula.

Sports .

the path described by a ball, as in baseball or golf, that curves in a direction corresponding to the side from which it was struck.

a ball describing such a path.

Tennis . a stroke executed by hitting down on the ball with an underhand motion and thus creating backspin.

to cut into slices; divide into parts.

to cut through or cleave with or as if with a knife

The ship sliced the sea.

to cut off or remove as a slice or slices (sometimes fol. by off, away, from, etc.).

to remove by means of a slice, slice bar, or similar implement.

Sports . to hit (a ball) so as to result in a slice.

to slice something.

to admit of being sliced.

Sports .

(of a player) to slice the ball.

(of a ball) to describe a slice in flight.

noun

whole

verb

combine , unite

noun

allotment , allowance , bite , chop , cut , helping , lot , part , piece of pie , portion , quota , segment , sliver , thin piece , triangle , wedge , gash , incision , slash , slit , split , piece , section

verb

carve , chiv , cleave , dissect , dissever , divide , gash , hack , incise , pierce , segment , sever , shave , shred , slash , slit , split , strip , subdivide , sunder , course , cut , part , piece , quota , share , wedge