slice off
phrasal verb
sliced off; slicing off; slices off
: to remove (something) by cutting : to cut off (something) with a sharp object (such as a knife)
Slice off the excess fat after you cook the steak.
—often used figurativelyThe salesperson sliced 10 percent off the cost of the car.
Examples of slice off in a Sentence
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After agreeing to slice off her fingers (in reality: silicone replicas), Liz reluctantly decides to carve out her liver and serve it for dinner.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
Stand the pineapple on one end, then slice off the fruit's skin in strips from top to bottom.
—Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024
Carefully slice off the cambium layer in thin strips.
—Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 June 2024
The sliders and tenders stem from slices off a whole head of cauliflower that the restaurants season with the same spices used on Dave’s signature chicken and fried to order.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2024
Diners pass around sturdy shanks, each held aloft by the shinbone, using a sharp knife to slice off bits of the dark meat, which is patterned with mold and smells of blue cheese.
—Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
The Los Angeles Times reported in 1994 a poacher sliced off bear claws to be made into jewelry and then smuggled it to countries in Asia, where such commodities can go for thousands of dollars.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
Archived Sacramento Bee stories from the 1990s and 1980s described incidents in which bear paws were sliced off.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
Heavyweight trucks may soon be prohibited on a stretch of Swan Boulevard in Wauwatosa that passes under a railroad bridge that’s notorious for slicing off the tops of trucks that are too tall to clear it.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
Stand the pineapple on one end, then slice off the fruit's skin in strips from top to bottom.
—Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024
Carefully slice off the cambium layer in thin strips.
—Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 June 2024
The sliders and tenders stem from slices off a whole head of cauliflower that the restaurants season with the same spices used on Dave’s signature chicken and fried to order.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2024
Diners pass around sturdy shanks, each held aloft by the shinbone, using a sharp knife to slice off bits of the dark meat, which is patterned with mold and smells of blue cheese.
—Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
The Los Angeles Times reported in 1994 a poacher sliced off bear claws to be made into jewelry and then smuggled it to countries in Asia, where such commodities can go for thousands of dollars.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
Archived Sacramento Bee stories from the 1990s and 1980s described incidents in which bear paws were sliced off.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
Heavyweight trucks may soon be prohibited on a stretch of Swan Boulevard in Wauwatosa that passes under a railroad bridge that’s notorious for slicing off the tops of trucks that are too tall to clear it.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Slice off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slice%20off. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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