¹slide

verb \ˈslīd\

: to move smoothly along a surface

: to move over ice or snow smoothly and often in a way that cannot be controlled

: to slip and fall

slid \ˈslid\ slid·ing \ˈslī-diŋ\

Full Definition of SLIDE

intransitive verb

a : to move smoothly along a surface : slip

b : to coast over snow or ice

c of a base runner in baseball : to fall or dive feetfirst or headfirst when approaching a base

a : to slip or fall by loss of footing

b : to change position or become dislocated : shift

a : to slither along the ground : crawl

b : to stream along : flow

a : to move or pass smoothly or easily <slid into the prepared speech>

b : to pass unnoticed or unremarked <let the criticism slide>

a : to pass unobtrusively : steal

b : to pass by gradations especially downward <the economy slid from recession to depression>

transitive verb

a : to cause to glide or slip

b : to traverse in a sliding manner

: to put unobtrusively or stealthily <slid the bill into his hand>

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Origin of SLIDE

Middle English, from Old English slīdan; akin to Middle High German slīten to slide

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SLIDE

bide, bride, chide, eyed, fried, glide, guide, hide, pied, pride, ride, side, snide, stride, thighed, tide, tried, wide

²slide

noun

: a movement to a lower or worse state or condition

: an act of moving along or over a surface by sliding

: a structure with a slippery surface that children slide down

Full Definition of SLIDE

a : an act or instance of sliding

b (1) : a musical grace of two or more small notes (2) : portamento

: a sliding part or mechanism: as

a (1) : a U-shaped section of tube in the trombone that is pushed out and in to produce the tones between the fundamental and its harmonics (2) : a short U-shaped section of tube in a brass instrument that is used to adjust the pitch of the instrument or of individual valves

b (1) : a moving piece (as the ram of a punch press) that is guided by a part along which it slides (2) : a guiding surface (as a feeding mechanism) along which something slides

c : sliding seat

a : the descent of a mass of earth, rock, or snow down a hill or mountainside

b : a dislocation in which one rock mass in a mining lode has slid on another : fault

a (1) : a slippery surface for coasting (2) : a chute with a slippery bed down which children slide in play

b : a channel or track on which something is slid

c : a sloping trough down which objects are carried by gravity <a log slide>

a : a flat piece of glass or plastic on which an object is mounted for microscopic examination

b : a photographic transparency on a small plate or film mounted for projection

: bottleneck 3

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