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slide
[slahyd]
verb (used without object)
to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface.
to slide down a snow-covered hill.
Synonyms: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 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.
Baseball.(of a base runner) to cast oneself, usually feet first, forward along the ground in the direction of the base being approached, to present less of a target for a baseman attempting to make a tag.
verb (used with object)
to cause to slide, slip, or coast, as over a surface or with a smooth, gliding motion.
to hand, pass along, or slip (something) easily or quietly (usually followed by in, into, etc.).
to slide a note into someone's hand.
noun
an act or instance of sliding.
a smooth surface for sliding on, especially a type of chute in a playground.
an object intended to slide.
Geology.
a landslide or the like.
the mass of matter sliding down.
a single transparency, object, or image for projection in a projector, as a lantern slide.
Photography.a small positive color transparency mounted for projection on a screen or magnification through a viewer.
a usually rectangular plate of glass on which objects are placed for microscopic examination.
Furniture.a shelf sliding into the body of a piece when not in use.
Music.
an embellishment consisting of an upward or downward series of three or more tones, the last of which is the principal tone.
a portamento.
a U -shaped section of the tube of an instrument of the trumpet class, as the trombone, that can be pushed in or out to alter the length of the air column and change the pitch.
a vehicle mounted on runners, for conveying loads, as of grain or wood, especially over a level surface.
(of a machine or mechanism)
a moving part working on a track, channel, or guide rails.
the surface, track, channel, or guide rails on which the part moves.
any of various chutes used in logging, mining, or materials handling.
a flat or very low-heeled, backless shoe or slipper that can be slipped on and off the foot easily.
slide
/ ɪ /
verb
to move or cause to move smoothly along a surface in continual contact with it
doors that slide open
children sliding on the ice
(intr) to lose grip or balance
he slid on his back
(intr; usually foll by into, out of, away from, etc) to pass or move gradually and unobtrusively
she slid into the room
to go (into a specified condition) by degrees, unnoticeably, etc
he slid into loose living
to move (an object) unobtrusively or (of an object) to move in this way
he slid the gun into his pocket
(intr) music to execute a portamento
to allow to follow a natural course, esp one leading to deterioration
to let things slide
noun
the act or an instance of sliding
a smooth surface, as of ice or mud, for sliding on
a construction incorporating an inclined smooth slope for sliding down in playgrounds, etc
rowing a sliding seat in a boat or its runners
a thin glass plate on which specimens are mounted for microscopic study
Also called: transparency.a positive photograph on a transparent base, mounted in a cardboard or plastic frame or between glass plates, that can be viewed by means of a slide projector
Also called: hair slide.US and Canadian name: barrette.an ornamental clip to hold hair in place
machinery
a sliding part or member
the track, guide, or channel on or in which such a part slides
music
the sliding curved tube of a trombone that is moved in or out to allow the production of different harmonic series and a wider range of notes
a portamento
music
a metal or glass tube placed over a finger held against the frets of a guitar to produce a portamento
the style of guitar playing using a slide See also bottleneck
geology
the rapid downward movement of a large mass of earth, rocks, etc, caused by erosion, faulting, etc
the mass of material involved in this descent See also landslide
slide
A mass movement of earth, rocks, snow, or ice down a slope. Slides can be caused by an accumulation of new matter or of moisture in the overlying material, or by erosion within or below the material. They are often triggered by an earthquake or other disturbance such as an explosion.
The mass of material resulting from such a process.
Other Word Forms
- slidable adjective
- slidableness noun
- outslide verb (used with object)
- ˈ岹 adjective
- ˈ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of slide1
Idioms and Phrases
let slide, to allow to deteriorate, pursue a natural course, etc., without intervention on one's part.
to let things slide.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It made Yamamoto’s clunker all the more costly, highlighting an extended slide in production that continues to plague the team’s only healthy ace.
To compound his frustration, he saw a series of birdie chances slide by during his closing holes before a bogey at the last left him seven shots off the lead.
His dad, Andrew Jacobs, quietly slides out of his seat in the support circle to check on his son.
Left-hander Bethell made three half-centuries in New Zealand at the end of last year, batting at number three after Pope slid down the order to stand in as wicketkeeper.
Every so often someone wipes out, sliding across the pool bottom, sparking cheers of encouragement.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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