Main Entry: ¹slide

Pronunciation: \ˈslīd\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): slid \ˈslid\; slid·ing \ˈslī-diŋ\

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

Date: before 12th century

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>