slide

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/slaɪd/

verb 5noun 5

Collocations

(noun.) in photography

ADJ

colour | photographic

VERB + SLIDE

show

The teacher presented a slide show about different animals from around the world.

develop

SLIDE + NOUN

film | presentation, show | projector

(noun.) for use with a microscope

ADJ

glass | microscope

VERB + SLIDE

mount sth on

(noun.) playground equipment

VERB + SLIDE

go/play on, go down

My little sister loves to go down the slide at the playground every afternoon.

PREP

on a/the ~

The kids waited eagerly for their turn on the slide at the playground.

(noun.) change to a lower/worse condition

ADJ

downward | inexorable

VERB + SLIDE

halt, prevent, stop

PREP

~ in

The government took action to halt the slide in house prices last year.

~ into

After missing several workouts, she gradually slid into unhealthy eating habits.

~ towards

The economy's slide towards recession worried many families about their job security.

(verb.)

ADV

slowly

The drawer slid slowly open, revealing a stack of old photographs inside.

quickly | easily

smoothly

The ice skater glided across the frozen pond, her blades sliding smoothly beneath her feet.

gently | gracefully

noiselessly, quietly, silently

The door slid quietly shut behind her as she entered the empty room.

imperceptibly

helplessly

The car skidded helplessly across the icy road before hitting the barrier.

away, back, backwards, down, forward, forwards, in, out, sideways

She slid down into the comfortable chair with a sigh of relief.

VERB + SLIDE

begin to

When the ice started to melt, loose rocks began to slide down the mountainside.

PREP

across, along, down, from, into, off, onto, out of, over, to, up, etc.

The children slid down the icy hill on their sleds until they reached the bottom.

PHRASES

slide open

The window slid open quietly as soon as she pushed it.

Definitions

verb

To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.

He slid the boat across the grass.

The safe slid slowly.

To move on a low-friction surface.

The car slid on the ice.

They bathe in summer, and in winter slide.

To drop down and skid into a base.

Jones slid into second.

To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.

He slid while going around the corner.

To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.

to alter the meaning of a question by sliding in a word

Schoolchildren sometimes slide each other notes during class.

noun

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.

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.

The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.

The slide closed the highway.

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.

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining i

noun — sloping channel through which things can descend

chute
slideway

noun — (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

swoop

verb — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manne

verb — to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

slither

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

let slide

To let go; to allow; to release; to pass over without action.

Near-synonym: let ride

slide into the DMs

To confidently and coolly send a direct message to someone by means of social media, especially with romantic or sexual intentions.

Thirst is okay, but reckless thirst have me slide into your DMs and give you a glass of water.

Example Bank

He slid the boat across the grass.

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The safe slid slowly.

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Snow slides down the side of a mountain.

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The long, red slide was great fun for the kids.

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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.

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The slide closed the highway.

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