{
    "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."
}