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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLIDE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

   • English (US)

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

   • Znaczenie Slide, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

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

   • Slide Show

     SLIDE SHOW definition: 1. an occasion when you use a machine...

   • Slide: Russian Translation

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

   • Slide: Catalan Translation

     slide translate: lliscar, patinar, tobogan, diapositiva....

   • Slide: Japanese Translation

     SLIDE translate: 滑る, 滑らかに動く, 滑り台, （写真の）スライド, 滑（すべ）る,...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › slidSlide Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySLIDE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of slide as a verb, noun, and adjective in different contexts, such as movement, music, baseball, and presentation. See how to use slide in sentences and phrases with synonyms and related words.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › slideSLIDE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Slide definition: to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface. See examples of SLIDE used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLIDE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › slidSlide - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › slideSlide - definition of slide by The Free Dictionary

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