āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻā§āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¸
a small cut of a larger portion such as a piece of cake, pizza, etc.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He ordered a large pepperoni pizza and ate three slices by himself.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
1.1
āĻ āĻāĻļ, āĻāĻžāĻ
a share, part, or portion of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He donated a slice of his salary to charity every month.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¸
a type of shot where the ball curves unintentionally to the right for right-handed golfers or to the left for left-handed golfers in flight
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She adjusted her grip to minimize the slice on her drives.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻĒ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
a cut or incision in skin or tissue
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The doctor treated a minor slice from a knife accident.
04
a flat implement used for spreading substances such as paint or ink
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A metal slice helped distribute the paint evenly.
05
a thin, flat piece cut from a larger object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The artist carved a slice from the clay block.
to slice
01
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cut through something using a sharp tool, often in a smooth, thin motion
Transitive: to slice sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He sliced the rope with his pocketknife to free the boat.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to cut food or other things into thin, flat pieces
Transitive: to slice food
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She sliced the cucumber for the salad.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻļāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to hit the ball in a way that makes it spin and curve sideways or at an angle, often making it bounce low and in a different direction
Transitive: to slice the ball
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The player often slices her backhand to keep opponents off balance.
āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to hit the ball in a way that causes it to curve to the side
Transitive: to slice a ball or shot
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The golfer sliced his drive, and the ball ended up in the trees.
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĢāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
