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Definition of slice noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

slice

noun
 
 
/slaɪs/
 
/slaɪs/
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  1.  
     a thin flat piece of bread, meat, cheese, etc. that has been cut off a larger piece; a piece of cake that has been cut from a larger cake
    • Cut the meat into thin slices.
    • slice of something a slice of bread/pie
    • a slice of toast/pizza
    • Another slice of cake, anyone?
    Extra Examples
    • a gin and tonic with a slice of lemon
    • The sausage is also sold pre-packed in slices.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • generous
    • great
    • …
    verb + slice
    • cut
    • eat
    preposition
    • in slices
    • slice of
    phrases
    • cut something into slices
    See full entry
  2. (informal) a part or share of something
    • Our firm is well placed to grab a large slice of the market.
    • The rent for my room was a large slice out of my budget.
    • With this win, they can claim a slice of history.
    • Every organization in the land has tried to claim a slice of the cash from the National Lottery.
    Extra Examples
    • He needed a large slice of luck to win the game.
    • The agency takes a large slice of the profits.
    • They spend a fair slice of the budget on research and development.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • huge
    • large
    • …
    verb + slice
    • carve
    • carve out
    • get
    • …
    preposition
    • slice of
    phrases
    • a slice of life
    • a slice of the action
    • a slice of the pie
    • …
    See full entry
  3. a kitchen utensil (= tool) that you use to lift and serve pieces of food
    • a cake slice
    see also fish slice
  4. (sport) (in golf, tennis, etc.) a shot that makes the ball go to one side rather than straight ahead, while turning round and roundTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
    5. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘fragment, splinter’): shortening of Old French esclice ‘splinter’, from the verb esclicier, of Germanic origin; related to German schleissen ‘to slice’, also to slit.
Idioms
a slice/piece of the action
  1. (informal) a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially one that makes money
    • Foreign firms will all want a slice of the action if the new airport goes ahead.
a slice of life
  1. a film, play or book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life
    • This drama provides a slice of life in 1950s Connecticut.
a slice/piece/share of the pie
(British English also a slice/share of the cake)
  1. a share of the available money or benefits that you believe you have a right to
    • The company is demanding a larger slice of the corporate pie.
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