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Meaning
Verb
●
To (cause to)
move in
continuous
contact
with a surface.
●
To
move on
a low-friction surface.
●
In Baseball:
To
drop down
and
skid
into a base.
●
To
lose
one’s
balance
on a
slippery
surface.
●
To
pass
or
put
imperceptibly
; to slip.
●
To
subtly
direct
a
facial expression
at (someone).
●
To
pass
inadvertently.
●
To
pass
along
smoothly
or
unobservedly
; to
move
gently
onward
without
friction
or hindrance.
●
In Finance:
To
decrease
in amount or value.
●
In Music:
To
smoothly
pass
from one
note
to another by
bending
the
pitch
upwards or downwards.
●
In Regional English:
To
ride down
snowy
hills
upon a
toboggan
or
similar
object
for recreation.
●
To go; to
move
from one place or to another.
●
In Football (soccer):
To
kick
so that the
ball
slides
along the
ground
with little or no turning.
Noun
●
An
item
of
play equipment
that children can
climb up
and then
slide
down again.
●
A
surface
of
ice
,
snow
,
butter
, etc. on which someone can
slide
for
amusement
or as a
practical
joke.
●
The
falling
of large
amounts
of
rubble
,
earth
and
stones
down the
slope
of a
hill
or
mountain
; avalanche.
●
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
consisting of
a part which
slides
on or against a guide.
●
The
act
of
sliding
;
smooth
, even
passage
or progress.
●
A
lever
that can be
moved in
two directions.
●
Synonym of
slider
(“movable part of a
zip fastener
that
opens
or
closes
the
row
of teeth”)
●
A
valve
that
works
by
sliding
, such
as in
a trombone.
●
In Photography:
A
transparent
plate
bearing
an
image
to be
projected
to a screen.
●
In Computing:
A
page
of a
computer
presentation
package
such as PowerPoint.
●
In Sciences:
A
flat
, usually
rectangular
piece
of
glass
or
similar
material
on which a
prepared
sample
may be
viewed
through a
microscope
Generally
referred
to as a
microscope
slide.
●
In Baseball:
The
act
of
dropping
down and
skidding
into a base
●
In Music:
A
hand-held
device
made of
smooth
,
hard
material
, used in the
practice
of
slide
guitar.
●
In Dance:
A
lively
dance
from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
●
In Geology:
A small
dislocation
in
beds
of
rock along
a
line
of fissure.
●
In Music:
A
grace
consisting of
two or more small
notes
moving
by
conjoint
degrees
, and
leading
to a
principal
note
either above or below.
●
In 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.
●
A
pocket
in
one's
pants
(trousers).
●
In Footwear:
A
shoe
that is
backless
and open-toed.
●
A
voluntary
stutter
used as a
technique
to control
stutter
ing in
one's
speech.
⚠️
A
promiscuous woman
, slut.
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Origin
slide
English
sliden
Middle English (1100-1500)
slidan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Slip
Toboggan
Sled
Chute
Runner
Slider
Glide
Slippery Dip
Related
Roll
Bounce
Fall
Tumble
Drop
Bend
Drag
Dip
Float
Climb
Flip
Drift
Move
Pull
Plunge
Rotate
Tilt
Spin
Push
Swing
Fold
Bump
Lift
Snap
Wiggle
Plate
Clip
Twist
Sink
Walk
Squeeze
Hang
Pass
Tube
Melt
Turn
Spiral
Tray
Jump
Screen
Break
Insert
Wobble
Sheet
Fly
Crawl
Tip
Section
Flow
Rub
Pivot
Box
Disc
Page
Video
Blow
Throw
Specimen
Grip
Photo
Slip Down
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Rhymes
Ide
I'D
Tide
Ride
Side
Pied
Hyde
Dyed
Bide
Hide
Vide
Wide
Nide
Died
Spied
Slide
-Side
Imide
Pride
Aside
Bride
Chide
Clyde
Shied
Elide
Gride
Tride
Pride
Dried
Glide
Abide
Gnide
Shide
Guide
Snide
Allied
Beside
Reside
Inside
Belied
Unhide
Undyed
Espied
Betide
Beride
Sighed
Bechide
Applied
Cyanide
Confide
Replied
Refried
Provide
Preside
Outside
Implied
Thighed
Subside
Supplied
Bestride
Complied
Coincide
Statewide
Nationwide
Countrywide
Port Said
Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
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