- slice
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 flat piece of foodADJECTIVE▪ big, generous, great, huge, large, thick▪ little, small, thin▪ cheese, lemon, pizza, etc.VERB + SLICE▪ cut▪
She cut a thin slice of lemon.
▪ eatPREPOSITION▪ in slices▪The sausage is also sold pre-packed in slices.
▪ slice of▪a slice of bread/cake/pizza/toast
PHRASES▪ cut sth into slices▪He cut the meat into thick slices.
2 part or share of sthADJECTIVE▪ big, huge, large▪ fair, significant, sizeable, substantial (all esp. BrE)▪They spend a fair slice of the budget on research and development.
▪ narrow, small, tinyVERB + SLICE▪ carve, carve out▪The company has managed to carve out a slice of the market for itself.
▪ get, grab▪Many investors are hoping to grab a slice of the action.
PREPOSITION▪ slice of▪The agency takes a large slice of the profits.
PHRASES▪ a slice of life▪This drama provides a slice of life in 1950s Connecticut.
▪ a slice of the action▪ a slice of the pie▪Different groups of people will demand a bigger slice of the pie.
▪ a slice of luck (BrE)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}He needed a large slice of luck to win the game.
verbADVERB▪ finely (esp. BrE), thinly▪Slice the bread thinly.
▪ thickly▪ neatly (esp. AmE)▪ cleanly▪The knife sliced cleanly through the flesh.
▪ off, up▪Slice up the mushrooms and fry them.
PREPOSITION▪ into▪The blade sliced into her shoulder.
▪ off▪He sliced pieces off the large steak.
▪ through▪The knife sliced through his ear.
PHRASES▪ slice sth in half, slice sth in two▪Slice the onion in two.
Slice is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑knife
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
