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Related topics:1 [transitive] also slice upD to cut meat, bread, vegetables etc into thin flat pieces [↪ chop]: 
Slice up the onions and add them to the meat.sliced ham
Slice up the onions and add them to the meat.sliced ham2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to cut something easily with one movement of a sharp knife or edge
3 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly and easily through something such as water or air
4 [transitive]DS to hit a ball, for example in tennis or golf, so that it spins sideways instead of moving straight forward :
5 whatever way you choose to consider the situation : It's the truth, any way you slice it.
any way you slice it
American English spokenIt's the truth, any way you slice it.slice something ↔ off
phrasal verb1 to remove part of something by cutting it with one movement of a sharp knife or edge [= cut off]: His knife had slipped and sliced off the top of his finger.
His knife had slipped and sliced off the top of his finger.2 to reduce a cost or total by a particular amount quickly and easily
slice something off something By using volunteers we were able to slice £10,000 off the cost of the project.
By using volunteers we were able to slice £10,000 off the cost of the project.WORD FOCUS: cut 
WORD FOCUS: cut
chop to cut vegetables, meat, or wood into pieces
slice to cut bread, vegetables, or meat into thin pieces
dice to cut vegetables into small pieces
peel to cut the outside part off an onion, apple etc
grate to cut cheese or vegetables into small pieces by rubbing them against a special tool
carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat
saw to cut wood using a special tool called a saw
chop down to cut down a tree, using an axe
snip to cut something quickly using scissors
shave to remove hair from your face or body
trim to remove small parts of something to make it look neat
mow to cut grass
prune to cut off the top part of plants, in order to make them grow better cut
➔ See also cut
WORD FOCUS: cut chop to cut vegetables, meat, or wood into pieces
slice to cut bread, vegetables, or meat into thin pieces
dice to cut vegetables into small pieces
peel to cut the outside part off an onion, apple etc
grate to cut cheese or vegetables into small pieces by rubbing them against a special tool
carve to cut pieces from a large piece of meat
saw to cut wood using a special tool called a saw
chop down to cut down a tree, using an axe
snip to cut something quickly using scissors
shave to remove hair from your face or body
trim to remove small parts of something to make it look neat
mow to cut grass
prune to cut off the top part of plants, in order to make them grow better cut
➔ See also cut
