Slide - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
- (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale (syn: swoop)
- the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (syn: coast, glide)
- sloping channel through which things can descend (syn: chute)
verb
- to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly (syn: slither)
- move smoothly along a surface
Extra examples
The door slides open easily.
The firefighters slid down the pole to their trucks.
He slid the bottle across the table.
Slide your finger along the seam.
She slid the paper under the door.
He slid across the ice.
Cars were slipping and sliding all over the roads during the snowstorm.
Her purse slid out of her hands.
The strap of her dress kept sliding down.
She slid into the booth beside us.
These slippery snakes slid away.
He slid into a seat near my own.
You have slid into a bad habit of repeating yourself.
We cannot slide over this problem, it should be discussed openly.
The politician tried to slide over the delicate subject.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: slide
he/she/it: slides
present participle: sliding
past tense: slid
past participle: slid
singular: slide
plural: slides
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