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{
"term": "slice",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"image": "data/images/ki/kitchen_utensils_misc.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a thin flat piece of bread, meat, cheese, etc. that has been cut off a larger piece; a piece of cake that has been cut from a larger cake",
"sensetop": "slice of something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Cut the meat into thin slices."
},
{
"text": "a **slice of bread/pie**",
"contextForm": "slice of something"
},
{
"text": "a slice of toast/pizza"
},
{
"text": "Another slice of cake, anyone?"
},
{
"text": "a gin and tonic with a slice of lemon"
},
{
"text": "The sausage is also sold pre-packed in slices."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "generous", "great"],
"verb + slice": ["cut", "eat"],
"preposition": ["in slices", "slice of"],
"phrases": ["cut something into slices"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a part or share of something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Our firm is well placed to grab a large slice of the market."
},
{
"text": "The rent for my room was a large slice out of my budget."
},
{
"text": "With this win, they can claim a slice of history."
},
{
"text": "Every organization in the land has tried to claim a slice of the cash from the National Lottery."
},
{
"text": "He needed a large slice of luck to win the game."
},
{
"text": "The agency takes a large slice of the profits."
},
{
"text": "They spend a fair slice of the budget on research and development."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "huge", "large"],
"verb + slice": ["carve", "carve out", "get"],
"preposition": ["slice of"],
"phrases": [
"a slice of life",
"a slice of the action",
"a slice of the pie"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a kitchen utensil (= tool) that you use to lift and serve pieces of food",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a cake slice"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a shot that makes the ball go to one side rather than straight ahead, while turning round and round",
"labels": "(sport)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially one that makes money",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Foreign firms will all want a slice of the action if the new airport goes ahead."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a film, play or book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This drama provides a slice of life in 1950s Connecticut."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a share of the available money or benefits that you believe you have a right to",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The company is demanding a larger slice of the corporate pie."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/slaɪs/",
"audio": "sl/slice/slice__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/slaɪs/",
"audio": "sl/slice/slice__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘fragment, splinter’): shortening of Old French esclice ‘splinter’, from the verb esclicier, of Germanic origin; related to German schleissen ‘to slice’, also to slit."
}