SLICE

I. verb (~d; slicing) see: slit Date: 1551 transitive verb to cut with or as if with a knife, to stir or spread with a ~, to hit (a ball) so that a ~ results, interpret , construe , intransitive verb to ~ something, to move with a cutting action , ~able adjective ~r noun II. noun Etymology: Middle English sclise, slise, from Anglo-French esclice splinter, from esclicer Date: 1613 1. a thin flat piece cut from something, a wedge-shaped piece (as of pie or cake), a spatula for spreading paint or ink, a serving knife with wedge-shaped blade , a flight of a ball that deviates from a straight course in the direction of the dominant hand of the player propelling it, 5. portion , share , segment , sample