Dice (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cut into cubes; "cube the cheese".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- To prepare the meat for stew, begin by dicing the beef into small cubes and setting them aside.
- For this recipe you'll need to dice a large onion and sauté it in butter until softened.
- The chef quickly diced the freshly cooked bacon into smaller pieces before adding it to the salad.
- Be sure to dice the chili peppers carefully, as the oils in the seeds can cause burning.
- Gently dice the ripe mango into small cubes and fold them into the yogurt mixture.
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Meaning 2
Play dice.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- They decided to dice the vegetables for the salad to make the pieces uniform.
- She carefully had to dice the onions without tearing up due to their strong smell.
- In a flash, he began to rapidly dice the ingredients with his sharp chef's knife.
- Learning to dice properly in a culinary class helped him become a better cook.
- Using a small cutting board, she slowly started to dice the strawberries for her dessert.