Slice

English

Verb

to slice

1. A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.
2. That which is thin and broad, like a slice.
3. A broad, thin piece of plaster.
4. A salver, platter, or tray.
5. A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.
6. A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel.
7. One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.
8. A removable sliding bottom to galley.