slice
🇺🇸
/slaɪs/
🇬🇧
/slaɪs/
noun
B1
A piece cut from something larger.
Take a slice of bread.
R
A portion or share of something.
We each got a slice of the profits.
R
A tool for cutting and serving food.
Use a slice to cut the cake.
R
A spin on a ball in sports.
He hit a slice that curved to the right.
verb
B1
To cut into slices.
Slice the apple for the salad.
R
To cut through something easily.
Her words sliced through the tension.
R
To hit a ball with spin.
He sliced the ball into the net.
R
To hit a ball in an unintended curved direction.
She sliced the shot, and it went wide.
R
To reduce something significantly.
The discount sliced the price in half.
translation
A piece cut from something larger.; A portion or share of something.; A tool for cutting and serving food.; A spin on a ball in sports.
To cut into slices.; To cut through something easily.; To hit a ball with spin.; To hit a ball in an unintended curved direction.; To reduce something significantly.
Word Forms
Past
sliced
Progressive
slicing
3rd Present
slices
Plural
slices
Perfect
sliced