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- Dictionaryslide/slʌɪd/
verb
- 1. move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it: "she slid down the bank into the water" Similar
noun
- 1. a structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down: "Anna played on the slide"
- 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"
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1. a. : to move smoothly along a surface : slip. b. : to coast over snow or ice. c. of a base runner in baseball : to fall or dive feetfirst or headfirst when approaching a base. 2. a. : to slip or fall by loss of footing. b. : to change position or become dislocated : shift. 3. a. : to slither along the ground : crawl. b. : to stream along : flow.
to (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface: When I was little I used to like sliding on the polished floor in my socks. We have one of those doors in the kitchen that slides open. He slid the letter into his pocket while no one was looking.
slide suggests a movement of one surface over another in contact with it: to slide downhill. glide suggests a continuous, smooth, easy, and (usually) noiseless motion: a skater gliding over the ice. To slip is to slide in a sudden or accidental way: to slip on the ice and fall.
To slide is to move down or across something in a smooth way. If you’re into that kind of thing, head to a playground and go down a slide. Just don’t push any toddlers out of the way. You can slide your bed across your room so it's near the window, or slide on the kitchen floor in your socks.
1. A sliding movement or action. 2. a. A smooth, usually inclined surface or track for sliding: a water slide. b. A playground apparatus for children to slide on, typically consisting of a smooth chute climbed onto by means of a ladder. 3.
Verb. Noun. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. verb. slid, slides, sliding. To move along in constant frictional contact with some surface or substance. Windows that slide open. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To move in this manner on a sled, the feet, etc. in contact with a smooth surface, esp. snow or ice. Webster's New World.
SLIDE definition: 1. to move smoothly over a surface, or to make something move smoothly over a surface: 2. to move…. Learn more.
SLIDE meaning: 1 : to move smoothly along a surface; 2 : to move over ice or snow smoothly and often in a way that cannot be controlled
SLIDE definition: 1. to (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface: 2. in baseball, to reach one…. Learn more.
Definition of slide noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
