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To Slice

  1. (transitive) To cut into slices.
  2. (transitive) To cut with an edge using a drawing motion.
  3. (transitive) To clear (e.g. a fire, or the grate bars of a furnace) by means of a slice bar.
  4. (transitive, badminton) To hit the shuttlecock with the racket at an angle, causing it to move sideways and downwards.
  5. (transitive, golf) To hit a shot that slices (travels from left to right for a right-handed player).
  6. (transitive, rowing) To angle the blade so that it goes too deeply into the water when starting to take a stroke.
  7. (transitive, soccer) To kick the ball so that it goes in an unintended direction, at too great an angle or too high.
  8. (transitive, tennis) To hit the ball with a stroke that causes a spin, resulting in the ball swerving or staying low after a bounce.