Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense slides, present participle sliding, past tense, past participle slid
1. verb
When something slides somewhere or when you slide it there, it moves there smoothly over or against something.
She slid the door open. [VERB noun with adjective]
I slid the wallet into his pocket. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
Tears were sliding down his cheeks. [VERB preposition/adverb]
[Also VERB]
2. verb
If you slide somewhere, you move there smoothly and quietly.
He slid into the driver's seat. [VERB preposition/adverb]
'Nice meeting you, Zoe,' I said and slid off. [VERB preposition/adverb]
3. verb
To slide into a particular mood, attitude, or situation means to gradually start to have that mood, attitude, or situation often without intending to.
She had slid into a depression. [VERB + into]
He needs them to stop the country sliding into chaos. [VERBinto noun]
Synonyms: fall, drop, descend, decline More Synonyms of slide
4. verb
If currencies or prices slide, they gradually become worse or lower in value.
[journalism]
The U.S. dollar continued to slide. [VERB]
The upset sent share prices sliding to their lowest level for almost 18 months. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Shares slid 11p to 293p after brokers downgraded their profit estimates. [VERB amount]
Its share slid from 24.24 per cent to 22.17 per cent. [Vfrom/to/by amount]
Slide is also a noun.
...the dangerous slide in oil prices. [+ in]
5. countable noun
A slide is a small piece of photographic film which you project onto a screen so that you can see the picture.
...a slide show.
6. countable noun
A slide is a single page of an electronic presentation which you usually view on a computer or on a larger screen.
He shows slides revealing that most people think the Government is doing poorly.
7. countable noun
A slide is a piece of glass on which you put something that you want to examine through a microscope.
8. countable noun
A slide is a piece of playground equipment that has a steep slope for children to go down for fun.
9.
See let sth slide
More Synonyms of slide
slide in British English
(slaɪd)
verbWord forms: slides, sliding, slid (slɪd), slid or slidden (ˈslɪdən)
1.
to move or cause to move smoothly along a surface in continual contact with it
doors that slide open
children sliding on the ice
2. (intransitive)
to lose grip or balance
she slid on her back
3. (intr; usually foll by into, out of, away from, etc)
to pass or move gradually and unobtrusively
she slid into the room
4. (intransitive; usually foll byinto)
to go (into a specified condition) by degrees, unnoticeably, etc
they slid into loose living
5. (foll byin, into, etc)
to move (an object) unobtrusively or (of an object) to move in this way
I slid the note into my pocket
6. (intransitive) music
to execute a portamento
7. let slide
noun
8.
the act or an instance of sliding
9.
a smooth surface, as of ice or mud, for sliding on
10.
a construction incorporating an inclined smooth slope for sliding down in playgrounds, etc
11. rowing
a sliding seat in a boat or its runners
12.
a thin glass plate on which specimens are mounted for microscopic study
13. Also called: transparency
a positive photograph on a transparent base, mounted in a cardboard or plastic frame or between glass plates, that can be viewed by means of a slide projector
14. Also called: hair slide mainly British
an ornamental clip to hold hair in place
US and Canadian name: barrette
15. machinery
a.
a sliding part or member
b.
the track, guide, or channel on or in which such a part slides
16. music
a.
the sliding curved tube of a trombone that is moved in or out to allow the production of different harmonic series and a wider range of notes
b.
a portamento
17. music
a.
a metal or glass tube placed over a finger held against the frets of a guitar to produce a portamento
b.
the style of guitar playing using a slide
See also bottleneck (sense 3)
18. geology
a.
the rapid downward movement of a large mass of earth, rocks, etc, caused by erosion, faulting, etc
b.
the mass of material involved in this descent
See also landslide
Derived forms
slidable (ˈslidable)
adjective
Word origin
Old English slīdan; related to slidor slippery, sliderian to slither, Middle High German slīten
slide in American English
(slaɪd)
verb intransitiveWord forms: slid (slɪd) or ˈsliding
1.
to move along in constant frictional contact with some surface or substance
windows that slide open
2.
to move in this manner on a sled, the feet, etc. in contact with a smooth surface,esp. snow or ice
3.
to move quietly and smoothly; glide
4.
to move stealthily or unobtrusively
5.
to shift from a position; slip
the wet cup slid from his hand
6.
to pass gradually (into or out of some condition)
to slide into bad habits
7. Baseball
to drop down and slide along the ground toward a base to avoid being tagged out by the baseman
verb transitive
8.
to cause to slide; make move with a smooth, gliding motion
9.
to move, place, or slip quietly, deftly, or stealthily (in or into)
noun
10.
an act of sliding
11.
a smooth, usually inclined track, surface, or chute down which to slide, as on a playground
12.
something that works by sliding; part that slides or is slid on
13.
a photographic transparency mounted for use with a viewer or projector
14.
a small glass plate used as a mounting for objects to be examined under a microscope
15.
a.
the fall of a mass of rock, snow, earth, etc. down a slope
b. US
the mass that falls
16. Music
a.
portamento
b.
an ornament made up of two or more notes ascending or descending to a principal note
c.
a U-shaped section of tubing which is moved to change the pitch of certain brass instruments, esp. the trombone
adjective
17. US
bottleneck
Idioms:
let slide
Word origin
ME sliden < OE slidan < IE *(s)leidh-, slippery < base *(s)lei-, slimy, slippery > lime1, slick, slime
Examples of 'slide' in a sentence
slide
The cigarette slides smoothly out and you can feel the filter resting in your mouth.
The Sun (2010)
He was probably watching the share price slide.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You could slide the roof back to dine under the sun or stars.
The Sun (2012)
It would see the economy slide back into negative growth.
The Sun (2010)
But the added cost of making it slide like a trombone?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
You can slide open the windows so that the indoor and outdoor spaces combine into one.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This means you buy a slide film and process it as a negative film.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Two mall security guards loomed outside a wide glass sliding door.
Ben Nimmo IN FORKBEARD'S WAKE: Coasting Round Scandinavia (2003)
The sliding white screen of a cloud.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The glass walls slide open at the corner to bring the outside in.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
You sat down and slid along the seats until you reached the front.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The automatic box slides smoothly between its six ratios and the steering is fingertip light.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You can slide off the base to replace it with a camera shutter unit with a big battery inside.
The Sun (2016)
The doc came into the room, holding up my slide and whistling through his teeth.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A swing and a slide have been put up in the garden.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
When he played his slide guitar in particular, it felt as if he was playing directly on the heartstrings.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Another from her childhood shows her aged around five, sticking her tongue out at the bottom of a playground slide.
The Sun (2016)
The danger with a group so settled is that those outside it may see their England hopes as sliding gradually away from them.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The resultant slide dumped him almost at the Bear's feet.
Tepper, Sheri S. A Plague of Angels (1993)
The profits rise for 2010 was boosted by a 30 per cent slide in the money set aside for bad debts.
The Sun (2011)
In other languages
slide
British English: slide /slaɪd/ NOUN
A slide in a playground is a structure that has a steep slope for children to slide down.
Two young children were playing on a slide.
American English: slide
Arabic: انْزِلَاق
Brazilian Portuguese: escorregador
Chinese: 滑梯
Croatian: tobogan
Czech: klouzačka
Danish: rutsjebane
Dutch: glijbaan
European Spanish: tobogán
Finnish: liuku
French: toboggan
German: Rutsche
Greek: τσουλήθρα
Italian: scivolo
Japanese: 滑ること
Korean: 미끄러지기
Norwegian: sklie
Polish: zjeżdżalnia
European Portuguese: escorrega
Romanian: tobogan
Russian: скольжение
Latin American Spanish: tobogán
Swedish: rutschkana
Thai: สไลเดอร์
Turkish: kaydırak
Ukrainian: схил
Vietnamese: sự trượt
British English: slide /slaɪd/ VERB
When something slides somewhere, or when you slide it somewhere, it moves there smoothly over or against something else.
Tears were sliding down his cheeks.
American English: slide
Arabic: يَنْزَلِقُ
Brazilian Portuguese: escorregar
Chinese: 滑动
Croatian: kliziti
Czech: klouzat
Danish: glide
Dutch: glijden
European Spanish: deslizarse
Finnish: liukua
French: glisser
German: gleiten
Greek: τσουλάω
Italian: scivolare
Japanese: 滑る
Korean: 미끄러지다
Norwegian: skli
Polish: pośliznąć się
European Portuguese: escorregar
Romanian: a aluneca
Russian: скользить
Latin American Spanish: deslizarse
Swedish: åka rutschkana
Thai: ทำให้ลื่นถลา
Turkish: kaymak
Ukrainian: скочуватися
Vietnamese: trượt trôi
All related terms of 'slide'
let slide
to allow to follow a natural course, esp one leading to deterioration
slide box
a box for keeping slides in
cross-slide
the part of a lathe or planing machine on which the tool post is mounted and across which it slides at right angles to the bed of the lathe
death slide
a rope or cable stretched between two points of different heights, down which a person slides for fun on a suspended harness or pulley
hair slide
a hinged clip with a tortoiseshell , bone , or similar back, used to fasten the hair
slide knot
a kind of slipknot
slide over
to cross by or as if by sliding
slide rest
a stack of platforms that sits on a lathe saddle and carries a tool post, and is adjustable in rotation and at right angles by a lathe operator
slide rule
A slide rule is an instrument that you use for calculating numbers. It looks like a ruler and has a middle part that slides backwards and forwards .
slide show
a display of photographic transparencies using a slide projector
slide valve
a valve that slides across an aperture to expose the port or opening
water slide
a slide in a swimming pool
colour slide
a colour transparency
foefie slide
a rope , fixed at an incline , along which a person suspended on a pulley may traverse a space, esp across a river
lantern slide
( formerly ) a photographic slide for projection , used in a magic lantern
slide-action
(of a shoulder firearm ) ejecting the empty case and reloading by means of a sliding lever
slide changer
a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
slide guitar
a technique of guitar playing derived from bottleneck , using a steel or glass tube on one finger across the frets
slide whistle
a tubular whistle with a sliding mechanism that can be moved up or down to create a glissando effect
slide fastener
a zipper or a zipperlike device having two grooved plastic edges joined or separated by a sliding tab , or pull
slide magazine
a piece of equipment that holds slides and pushes them into a projector
slide projector
a machine used for projecting slides onto a screen or wall
slide trombone
a brass instrument, a low-pitched counterpart of the trumpet , consisting of a tube the effective length of which is varied by means of a U-shaped slide . The usual forms of this instrument are the tenor trombone (range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E) and the bass trombone (pitched a fourth lower)
let sth slide
If you let something slide , you allow it to get into a worse state or condition by not attending to it.
projector
A projector is a machine that projects images onto a screen or wall.