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   slide

   /slʌɪd/

   verb

   • 1. move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it: "she slid down the bank into the water" Similar glidemove smoothlyslipslitherskimskateglissadecoastplaneskidslewaquaplanetricklerunflowpourstreamcoursespill
   • ▪ move (something) smoothly along a surface: "she slid the keys over the table"
   • ▪ move smoothly, quickly, or unobtrusively: "I quickly slid into a seat at the back of the hall" Similar creepstealslinkslipglidetiptoesidleeaseedge
   • ▪ change gradually to a worse condition or lower level: "the country faces the prospect of sliding from recession into slump" Similar sinkfalldropdescenddeclinedegeneratedeteriorate

   noun

   • 1. a structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down: "Anna played on the slide"
   • ▪ a smooth stretch or slope of ice or packed snow for sliding or tobogganing on.
   • 2. an act of moving along a smooth surface while maintaining continuous contact with it: "use an ice axe to halt a slide on ice and snow"
   • ▪ a sliding approach made to a base along the ground.
   • ▪ (in skateboarding and snowboarding) a manoeuvre in which the board slides along an obstacle such as a rail or the edge of a ramp.
   • 3. a decline in value or quality: "the current slide in house prices" Similar falldeclinedropslumptumbledownturndownswinginformal:nosediveOpposite rise
   • 4. a part of a machine or instrument that slides.
   • ▪ the place on a machine or instrument where a sliding part operates.
   • ▪ slide guitar: "I'd been playing slide for years"
   • 5. a rectangular piece of glass on which an object is mounted or placed for examination under a microscope.
   • ▪ a mounted transparency, especially one placed in a projector for viewing on a screen: "a slide show" Similar transparencydiapositivemount
   • 6. another term for hairslide British
   • 7. a sandal or light shoe without a back.

   Word Origin Old Englishslīdan (verb); related to sled and sledge1. The noun, first in the sense ‘act of sliding’, is recorded from the late 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. slidable adjective

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   • The synonyms for slide are slip, glide, and decline.

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   • Synonyms for slider in English. Remove Ads. Summary. English Synonyms: more detail... slider: slider; yellow-bellied terrapin; Pseudemys scripta; luger; slipper; skidder; slider control. slide: slide; whizz; slip; skid; slither; glide; slip up; skim; slew; slue.

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   • Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of slide. The boy likes to slide down the banister. The car slid into the ditch. The committee let the matter slide. Let's take a slide on the toboggan. They need a rubber mat at the foot of the slide. Do you prefer prints or slides?.

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   What does the verb 'slide' mean?

   • To slide (used without object): to move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it. In the context of a reflecting telescope, the tubes may slide together. To be driven one into another, as in a collision of railroad cars, is also a form of sliding.

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