SLICING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

Meaning:

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

Example:

he took lessons to cure his slicing

Synonyms:

fade; slice; slicing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

-ing form of the verb slice