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Slid (verb)
simple past tense and past participle of slide
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Slide (verb)
To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface
“He slid the boat across the grass.”
“The safe slid slowly.”
“Snow slides down the side of a mountain.”
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Slide (verb)
To move on a low-friction surface.
“The car slid on the ice.”
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Slide (verb)
To drop down and skid into a base.
“Jones slid into second.”
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Slide (verb)
To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
“He slid while going around the corner.”
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Slide (verb)
To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.
“to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question”
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Slide (verb)
To pass inadvertently.
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Slide (verb)
To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
“A ship or boat slides through the water.”
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Slide (verb)
To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cessation of sound.
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Slide (verb)
To pass out of one’s thought as not being of any consequence.
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Slide (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.”
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Slide (noun)
A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
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Slide (noun)
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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Slide (noun)
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.
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Slide (noun)
A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
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Slide (noun)
The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
“a slide on the ice”
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Slide (noun)
A lever that can be moved in two directions.
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Slide (noun)
A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
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Slide (noun)
A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
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Slide (noun)
A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.
“I still need to prepare some slides for my presentation tomorrow.”
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Slide (noun)
A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope slide.
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Slide (noun)
The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
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Slide (noun)
A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
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Slide (noun)
A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
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Slide (noun)
A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
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Slide (noun)
A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
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Slide (noun)
A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
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Slide (noun)
A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
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Slide (noun)
A shoe that is backless and open-toed.
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Slide (noun)
A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one’s speech.