SLICING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slicing mean? 

• SLICING (noun)
  The noun SLICING has 2 senses:

1. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

2. the act of cutting into slices

  Familiarity information: SLICING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLICING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

fade; slice; slicing

Context example:

he took lessons to cure his slicing

Hypernyms ("slicing" is a kind of...):

golf shot; golf stroke; swing (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)

Derivation:

slice (hit a ball so that it causes a backspin)

slice (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of cutting into slices

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("slicing" is a kind of...):

cut; cutting (the act of cutting something into parts)

Derivation:

slice (cut into slices)