4  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [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  [syn:  {fade}] 
  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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