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Slide

//slaɪd// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun

1
An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
"The long, red slide was great fun for the kids."
2
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it wordnet
3
A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
"skimming over the ice[…]It was a good long slide, and there was something in the motion which Mr. Pickwick, who was very cold with standing still, could not help envying."
4
sloping channel through which things can descend wordnet
5
The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
"The slide closed the highway."

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6
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector wordnet
7
An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
8
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study wordnet
9
A mechanism, or portion of one, consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
"On many semiautomatic pistols, the barrel is beneath the slide."
10
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide wordnet
11
The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
"a slide on the ice"
12
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale wordnet
13
A lever that can be moved in two directions.
14
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. wordnet
15
Synonym of slider (“movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth”).
16
A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
17
A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
"Please hire a vendor to put these boxfuls of slides under a scanner and convert them all to digital images."
18
A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint. broadly
"I still need to prepare some slides for my presentation tomorrow."
19
A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.
20
The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
21
A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
22
A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time. Irish, traditional
23
A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
24
A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
25
A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
26
A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
27
Removable rank insignia worn on epaulettes of army uniform. Australia, informal
"The previous year, on November 30, 2023, Mr Brereton was pictured wearing what is known as "pollies" or polyester 'general duty dress', in which he is seen putting new rank slides on an officer's shoulder."
28
A pocket in one's pants (trousers).
"with ten dollars in his slide"
29
A sandal that is backless and open-toed.
30
A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech.
31
A promiscuous woman, slut. slang, vulgar

Verb

1
To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface. ergative
"He slid the boat across the grass."
2
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner wordnet
3
To move on a low-friction surface. intransitive
"The car slid on the ice."
4
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly wordnet
5
To drop down and skid into a base. intransitive
"Jones slid into second."

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move smoothly along a surface wordnet
7
To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface. intransitive
"He slid while going around the corner."
8
To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip. transitive
"to alter the meaning of a question by sliding in a word"
9
To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone). transitive
"He slid me a dirty look."
10
To pass inadvertently. intransitive, obsolete
"Beware thou ſlide not by it, leſt thou fall before him that lieth in wait."
11
To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance. intransitive
"A ship or boat slides through the water."
12
To decrease in amount or value. intransitive
"The stock market slid yesterday after major stocks released weak quarterly results."
13
To smoothly pass from one note to another by bending the pitch upwards or downwards.
14
To ride down snowy hills upon a toboggan or similar object for recreation. regional
"Tom and his mates discussed some plan for a few minutes and then Tom sang out: "Who'll go sliding? There's a big bob-sled in the barn and we fixed it up yesterday morning.[…]""
15
To go; to move from one place or to another. intransitive, slang
""Gotta slide, this is my stop [on the train].""
16
To kick so that the ball slides along the ground with little or no turning.
"England captain Harry Kane missed a great chance to give them the lead shortly after the break but it did not prove costly as Raheem Sterling crowned a smooth move involving Declan Rice, Jack Grealish and Mason Mount to slide home his 16th goal in his past 24 international appearance after 55 minutes."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan (“to slide”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīdan, from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną (“to slide, glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sléydʰ-e-ti, from *sleydʰ- (“slippery”). Cognate with Old High German slītan (“to slide”) (whence German schlittern), Middle Low German slīden (“to slide”), Middle Dutch slīden (“to slide”) (whence Dutch slijderen, frequentative of now obsolete slijden), Vedic Sanskrit स्रेधति (srédhati, “to err, blunder”).

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