slide

¹slide

verb \ˈslīd\

slid \ˈslid\ slid·ing \ˈslī-diŋ\

Definition of SLIDE

intransitive verb

1

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

2

a : to slip or fall by loss of footing

b : to change position or become dislocated : shift

3

a : to slither along the ground : crawl

b : to stream along : flow

4

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

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

5

a : to pass unobtrusively : steal

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

transitive verb

1

a : to cause to glide or slip

b : to traverse in a sliding manner

2

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

Examples of SLIDE

1. The door slides open easily.
2. The firefighters slid down the pole to their trucks.
3. He slid the bottle across the table.
4. Slide your finger along the seam.
5. She slid the paper under the door.
6. He slid across the ice.
7. Cars were slipping and sliding all over the roads during the snowstorm.
8. Her purse slid out of her hands.
9. The strap of her dress kept sliding down.
10. She slid into the booth beside us.

Origin of SLIDE

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to SLIDE

Synonyms

lurk, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, sneak, slink, slip, snake, steal

Antonyms

flounder, struggle

Related Words

crawl, creep, edge, inch, worm; ghost, pad, tiptoe

Near Antonyms

limp, lumber, plod, stumble, trudge; shamble, shuffle; stamp, stomp, stump, tramp; labor, toil

Rhymes with SLIDE

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

²slide

noun

Definition of SLIDE

1

a : an act or instance of sliding

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

2

: 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

3

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

4

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>

5

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

6

: bottleneck 3

First Known Use of SLIDE

1570

slide

noun \ˈslīd\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SLIDE

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