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English noun: slice | |||
| 1. | slice (possession) a share of something | ||
| Samples | A slice of the company's revenue. | ||
| Synonyms | piece | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, percentage, portion, share | ||
| 2. | slice (food) a serving that has been cut from a larger portion | ||
| Samples | A piece of pie. A slice of bread. | ||
| Synonyms | piece | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | helping, portion, serving | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cutlet, escallop, filet, fillet, fish filet, fish fillet, scallop, scollop | ||
| 3. | slice (state) a wound made by cutting | ||
| Samples | He put a bandage over the cut. | ||
| Synonyms | cut, gash, slash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lesion, wound | ||
| 4. | slice (act) a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer | ||
| Samples | He took lessons to cure his slicing. | ||
| Synonyms | fade, slicing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | golf shot, golf stroke, swing | ||
| 5. | slice (object) a thin flat piece cut off of some object | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, piece | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | section | ||
| 6. | slice (artifact) a spatula for spreading paint or ink | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spatula | ||
English verb: slice | |||
| 1. | slice (contact) make a clean cut through | ||
| Samples | Slit her throat. | ||
| Synonyms | slit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| 2. | slice (contact) hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| Domain category | golf, golf game | ||
| 3. | slice (contact) cut into slices | ||
| Samples | Slice the salami, please. | ||
| Examples | The chefs slice the vegetables | ||
| Synonyms | slice up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| 4. | slice (competition) hit a ball so that it causes a backspin | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit, strike | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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