n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: diced ; dic · ing
Etymology: Middle English dycen, from dyce
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to cut into small cubes < diced onions> b : to ornament with square markings < diced leather>
2 a : to bring by playing dice < dice himself into debt> b : to lose by dicing < dice her money away>
intransitive verb
1 : to play games with dice < dice for drinks in the bar ― Malcolm Lowry>
2 : to take a chance <the temptation to dice with death ― Newsweek >
– dic · er noun