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SLICE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

Example:

he took lessons to cure his slicing

Synonyms:

fade; slice; slicing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):

golf shot; golf stroke; swing (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)

Derivation:

slice (hit a ball so that it causes a backspin)

slice (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A spatula for spreading paint or ink

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):

spatula (a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A serving that has been cut from a larger portion

Example:

a slice of bread

Synonyms:

piece; slice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):

helping; portion; serving (an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slice"):

cutlet; escallop; scallop; scollop (thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled)

filet; fillet; fish filet; fish fillet (a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish)

Derivation:

slice (cut into slices)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A thin flat piece cut off of some object

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):

part; piece (a portion of a natural object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slice"):

section (a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope)

Derivation:

slice (cut into slices)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A share of something

Example:

a slice of the company's revenue

Synonyms:

piece; slice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):

part; percentage; portion; share (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A wound made by cutting

Example:

he put a bandage over the cut

Synonyms:

cut; gash; slash; slice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):

lesion; wound (an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin))

Derivation:

slice (make a clean cut through)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "slice" is one way to...):

hit; strike (make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

slice; slicing (a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cut into slices

Example:

Slice the salami, please

Synonyms:

slice; slice up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "slice" is one way to...):

cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs slice the vegetables

Derivation:

slicing (the act of cutting into slices)

slicer (a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade)

slicer (knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese)

slice (a thin flat piece cut off of some object)

slice (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "slice" is one way to...):

hit (cause to move by striking)

Domain category:

golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

slice (a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer)

slicer (a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers))

slicing (a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Make a clean cut through

Example:

slit her throat

Synonyms:

slice; slit

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "slice" is one way to...):

cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

slice (a wound made by cutting)

slicer (a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade)

Credits

 Context examples: 

There was a strange rumour in Highbury of all the little Perrys being seen with a slice of Mrs. Weston's wedding-cake in their hands: but Mr. Woodhouse would never believe it.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

This data was sliced into one-eighth-second intervals as the limb, or edge, of Europa slowly advanced across Io.

(Massive Lava Waves Detected on Solar System’s Most Volcanically Active Object, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A device designed to slice or sever a material.

(Cutter Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

A thin slice of fixative-preserved tissue mounted on a slide for microscopic examination.

(Permanent Section, NCI Thesaurus)

The position and orientation of the image slice relative to the patient-based coordinate system.

(Image Plane, NCI Thesaurus)

These slices are perpendicular to vertical long axis views as well as short axis views.

(Horizontal Long Axis of Heart, NCI Thesaurus)

The woman busied herself with cooking, while the man sliced bacon and fired the stove.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

A type of spiral computed tomography that employs multiple rows of detectors, each capable of producing a simultaneous image (slice).

(Multi-slice Spiral Computed Tomography, NCI Thesaurus)

Creating slice views from a 3D image with their planes having desired orientations.

(Multi-planar Reformatting, NCI Thesaurus)

The miller’s wife was alone in the house, and said to the peasant: “Lay yourself on the straw there,” and gave him a slice of bread and cheese.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)