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- DictionarySlide/slīd/
verb
- 1. move along a smooth surface while maintaining continuous contact with it: "she slid down the bank into the water"
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"
3 days ago · 1. to move along in constant frictional contact with some surface or substance. windows that slide open. 2. to move in this manner on a sled, the feet, etc. in contact with a smooth surface, esp. snow or ice. 3. to move quietly and smoothly; glide. 4. to move stealthily or unobtrusively.
to pass or fall gradually into a specified state, character, etc.:[ no object] to slide into depression. to decline or decrease:[ no object] The economy slid last quarter. let (something) slide, [ let + object + ~] to allow to proceed naturally, esp. to get worse without correction: to let a matter slide.
1. a : to move smoothly along a surface. [no object] The door slides open easily. The firefighters slid down the pole to their trucks. [+ object] He slid the bottle across the table. Slide your finger along the seam. She slid the paper under the door. b [no object] : to move over ice or snow smoothly and often in a way that cannot be controlled.
Definition of slide verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. slide. verb. /slaɪd/. Verb Forms. move smoothly/quietly. [intransitive, transitive] to move easily over a smooth or wet surface; to make something move in this way (+ adv./prep.) We slid down the grassy slope.
Definition of slide noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. / slaɪd/ sliding | slid. to move smoothly over a surface: I slid on the ice. slide. noun. / slaɪd/ a large object that children climb and slide down as a game. a small piece of film that you shine light through in order to see a photograph. (Definition of slide from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of slide. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
