slide
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Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan (“to slide”), from Proto-Germanic *slīdanan (“to slide, glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleidh- (“to slip”). Cognate with Old High German slītan (German schlittern, “to slide”), Middle Low German slīden (“to slide”), Middle Dutch slīden (Dutch sledderen, “to slide”).
Verb [edit]
slide (third-person singular simple present slides, present participle sliding, simple past and past participle slid)
- (ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface
- He slid the boat across the grass.
- The safe slid slowly.
- (intransitive) To move on a low friction surface.
- The car slid on the ice.
- (intransitive, baseball) To drop down and skid into a base.
- Jones slid into second.
- (intransitive) To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
- He slid while going around the corner.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to cause to move in contact with a surface
to move in continuous contact with a surface
to move with low friction
to lose balance
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Noun [edit]
slide (plural slides)
- 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.
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- 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.
- The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
- a slide on the ice
- Francis Bacon
- A better slide into their business.
- 2011 January 23, Alistair Magowan, “Blackburn 2 - 0 West Brom”, BBC:
- But for West Brom it was further evidence they are struggling to arrest a slide down the table where they are now three points above the relegation zone after their sixth loss in seven league matches.
- A lever that can be moved in two directions.
- A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
- A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
- (baseball) The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
- (sciences) A flat, rectangular piece of glass on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope.
- (music, guitar) A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
- (traditional Irish music and dance) A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
- (geology) A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
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- (music) A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
- (phonetics) A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
- A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
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Translations [edit]
toy
rubble, earth and stones moving down
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act of sliding
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valve in eg. a trombone
transparent image for projecting
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microscope slide
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slide for playing slide guitar
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