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slicer

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slice  (sls)
n.
1.
a. A thin broad piece cut from a larger object: ate a slice of cheese; examined a slice of the diseased lung.
b. An often wedge-shaped piece cut from a larger, usually circular object: ordered a slice of pie; shared a slice of pizza.
2. A portion or share: a slice of the profits.
3.
a. A knife with a broad, thin, flexible blade, used for cutting and serving food.
b. A similar implement for spreading printing ink.
4. Sports
a. The course of a ball that curves in the direction of the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the right of a right-handed player.
b. A stroke that causes a ball to follow such a course: a golfer with a bad slice.
c. A ball propelled on such a course.
d. A stroke, as in tennis, in which the ball is struck with a downward motion with the open face of the racket in order to impart backspin.
v. sliced, slic·ing, slic·es
v.tr.
1. To cut or divide into slices: slice a loaf of bread.
2. To cut from a larger piece: slice off a piece of salami.
3. To cut through or across with or as if with a knife: The harvester sliced the field.
4. To divide into portions or shares; parcel out.
5. To spread, work at, or clear away with a bladed tool such as a slice bar.
6. Sports To hit (a ball) with a slice.
v.intr.
1. To move like a knife: The destroyer sliced through the water.
2. Sports To hit a ball with a slice.

[Middle English, splinter, from Old French esclice, from esclicier, to splinter, of Germanic origin.]

slicea·ble adj.
slicer n.

slicer [ˈslaɪsə]
n
1. a machine that slices bread, etc., usually with an electrically driven band knife or circular knife
2. (Electronics) Electronics a limiter having two boundary values, the portion of the signal between these values being passed on
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.slicer - a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)
golf player, golfer, linksman - someone who plays the game of golf
2.slicer - a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade
machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
3.slicer - knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese
knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
Translations
slicer [ˈslaɪsəʳ] Nmáquina f de cortar
slicer
n (= cheese-slicer, cucumber-slicer etc)Hobel m; (= machine, = bread-slicer)Brot(schneide)maschine f, → Brotschneider m; (= bacon-slicer)˜ Wurstschneidemaschine f
slicer [ˈslaɪsəʳ] naffettatrice f
slicer [ˈslaɪsəʳ] naffettatrice f


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Tess was standing at the uncovered end, chopping off with a bill-hook the fibres and earth from each root, and throwing it after the operation into the slicer.
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