Dictionary entry details
• SLICE (noun)
Meaning:
A share of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
slice; piece
Context example:
a slice of the company's revenue
Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):
part; percentage; portion; share (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group)
Meaning:
A serving that has been cut from a larger portion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
slice; piece
Context examples:
a piece of pie / a slice of bread
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)
Meaning:
A wound made by cutting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
slash; gash; cut; slice
Context example:
he put a bandage over the cut
Hypernyms ("slice" is a kind of...):
lesion; wound (any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision)
Meaning:
A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
fade; slicing; slice
Context example:
he took lessons to cure his slicing
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)
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)
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)
• SLICE (verb)
Meaning:
Make a clean cut through
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
slice; slit
Context example:
slit her throat
Hypernyms (to "slice" is one way to...):
cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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
Meaning:
Cut into slices
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
slice up; slice
Context example:
Slice the salami, please
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
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
