Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - slice

~1 n 1 a flat piece of bread, meat etc cut from a larger piece  (a slice of bread and butter | Cut the pork into thin slices.) 2 a part or share of something good  (Everyone wanted a slice of the profits.) 3 a kitchen tool used for lifting and serving pieces of food  (- see also fish slice) 4 a) a spinning movement of the ball in sports such as tennis and golf, which makes it move to one side rather than straight ahead b) a way of hitting the ball which makes it do this 5 a slice of life a description or image in a film, play, or book which shows life as it really is  (- see also a slice of the cake cake1 (7)) ~2 v 1 also slice up to cut meat, bread etc into thin flat pieces  (Could you slice the joint for me?) 2 I always + adv/prep, to cut something easily with one long movement of a sharp knife or edge + into/through  (The blade's so sharp it could easily slice through your finger.) 3 I always + adv/prep, to move quickly and easily through something such as water or air, or to make something do this + through/into  (The speedboat sliced through the waters of the lake.) slice sth in two/in half  (Slice the eggs in two and arrange them on a serving dish.) 4 to hit the ball in sports such as tennis or golf so that it spins sideways instead of moving straight forward 5 any way you slice it AmE spoken whatever way you choose to consider the problem slice sth off phr v to cut something with one long movement of a sharp knife etc so that it becomes separate  (With one blow of his sword, Igor sliced off the man's head.)