Slice and Tear

Slice

Slice verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).
Usage example: the shard of glass sliced my hand, and I started bleeding profusely

Tear and slice are semantically related In some cases you can use "Tear" instead the word "Slice" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: slit, sliced, slicing

Tear

Tear verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

Slice and tear are semantically related in cut topic. Sometimes you can use "Slice" instead the word "Tear" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

How words are described

individual individual slice individual tear
good good slice good tear
nice nice slice nice tear
normal normal slice normal tear
Other adjectives: perfect, many, single, small, big, little, dark, final, last, giant, vertical, biggest.

Common collocations

man slice man tear man
people slice people tear people
body slice body tear body
someone slice someone tear someone
Other words: time, way, face, head, hole, ship, target, enemy, eyes, humans, limbs, opponents, enemies, buildings, strips, chunks.

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Sanjay and Craig Tear Off Your Face: At one point in "Road Pizza" King Za eats his face off, though he's a slice of pizza and his face is made of cheese.
  • Kimi ni Todoke: A heartwarming, tear-jerking slice of high school life.
    Source: Slice of Life
  • My Suit Is Also Super The duelists slice sections of skyscraper in two, or tear them to pieces, but their swords themselves survive the impact.
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