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slice up

A2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words

Cut something into smaller pieces by making clean cuts.

Literal meaning: To cut something up into slices — transparent.

Meanings

1 A2 neutral

To cut food or an object into thin pieces or slices.

"She sliced up the baguette and arranged it on a board with the cheese."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 idiomatic neutral

To divide something (such as land, a market, or profits) into portions, often aggressively or competitively.

"The two corporations sliced up the emerging market between them, leaving no room for smaller players."

Grammar: separable
3 B1 neutral

To cut a person or surface with repeated slicing motions (often violent or destructive).

"The broken glass sliced up his hands as he tried to grab it."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

In its literal sense, extremely common in cooking contexts. In the figurative sense (dividing territory, markets, profits), it carries a slightly aggressive or competitive connotation — as if the thing being divided is being carved up unfairly.

Commonly used with

pizza cake market territory bread profits

Forms

Base
slice up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
slices up
he/she/it
Past simple
sliced up
yesterday
Past participle
sliced up
have + pp
-ing form
slicing up
continuous

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