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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

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   What does slide mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SLIDE definition: 1. to (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface: 2. in baseball, to reach one…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if you slide down a hill?

   • to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface:to slide down a snow-covered hill. to slip or skid. to glide or pass smoothly. to slip easily, quietly, or unobtrusively on or as if on a track, channel, or guide rail (usually fol. by in, out, away, etc.). to decline or decrease:Interest rates are beginning to slide.

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   What does sliding mean?

   • 1. a. To move over a surface while maintaining smooth continuous contact. b. To participate in a sport that involves such movement: sliding for a medal in luge. c. To lose a secure footing or positioning; slip: slid on the ice and fell. d. To pass smoothly and quietly; glide: slid past the door without anyone noticing. e.

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   What does slid mean?

   • 1. to move or cause to move smoothly along a surface in continual contact with it: doors that slide open; children sliding on the ice. 2. (intr) to lose grip or balance: he slid on his back. 3. (intr; usually foll by into, out of, away from, etc) to pass or move gradually and unobtrusively: she slid into the room.

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   What is the difference between slide and slip?

   • These verbs mean to move smoothly and continuously, often over a slippery surface. Slide usually implies rapid easy movement without loss of contact with the surface: coal that slid down a chute to the cellar. Slip is most often applied to accidental sliding resulting in loss of balance or foothold: slipped on a patch of ice.

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   What does it mean to slide a bed?

   • 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.

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   SLIDE definition: 1. to (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface: 2. in baseball, to reach one…. Learn more.

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     SLIDE meaning: 1. to (cause to) move easily and without...

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     SLIDE translate: 移動, （使）滑動，（使）滑行, 變糟, 下滑；衰落；逐漸陷入, 運動,...

   • Znaczenie Slide, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SLIDE definicja: 1. to (cause to) move easily and without...

   • Slide: Russian Translation

     SLIDE translate: слайд , детская горка , предметное стекло ,...

   • Slide: Korean Translation

     SLIDE translate: 미끄러지다, 미끄럼틀, (필름) 슬라이드. Learn more in the...

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   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.

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   The meaning of SLIDE is to move smoothly along a surface : slip. How to use slide in a sentence.

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   1. to move or cause to move smoothly along a surface in continual contact with it: doors that slide open; children sliding on the ice. 2. (intr) to lose grip or balance: he slid on his back. 3. (intr; usually foll by into, out of, away from, etc) to pass or move gradually and unobtrusively: she slid into the room.

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   to slip easily, quietly, or unobtrusively on or as if on a track, channel, or guide rail (usually followed by in, out, away, etc.). to pass or fall gradually into a specified state, character, practice, etc. to decline or decrease: Interest rates are beginning to slide.

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   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.

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   to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill. to slip or skid. to glide or pass smoothly. to slip easily, quietly, or unobtrusively on or as if on a track, channel, or guide rail (usually fol. by in, out, away, etc.).