slide

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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)

  1. (ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface
    He slid the boat across the grass.
    The safe slid slowly.
  2. (intransitive) To move on a low friction surface.
    The car slid on the ice.
  3. (intransitive, baseball) To drop down and skid into a base.
    Jones slid into second.
  4. (intransitive) To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
    He slid while going around the corner.

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Translations [edit]

to cause to move in contact with a surface
to move in continuous contact with a surface
to move with low friction
in baseball
to lose balance
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Noun [edit]

slide (plural slides)

  1. 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.
  2. A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Charles Dickens to this entry?)
  3. The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
    The slide closed the highway.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. A lever that can be moved in two directions.
  7. A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
  8. A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
  9. (baseball) The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
  10. (sciences) A flat, rectangular piece of glass on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope.
  11. (music, guitar) A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
  12. (traditional Irish music and dance) A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
  13. (geology) A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Dana to this entry?)
  14. (music) A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
  15. (phonetics) A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
  16. A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.

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Translations [edit]

toy
rubble, earth and stones moving down
act of sliding
lever
valve in eg. a trombone
transparent image for projecting
in baseball
microscope slide
slide for playing slide guitar
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