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| Back | slide verb, noun BrE /slaɪd/ NAmE /slaɪd/ verb verb forms word origin thesaurus example bank (slid, slid /BrE slɪd ; NAmE slɪd/) move smoothly/quietly 1 [intransitive, transitive] to move easily over a smooth or wet surface; to make sth move in this way (+ adv./prep.) We slid down the grassy slope. The drawers slide in and out easily. ~ sth + adv./prep. She slid her hand along the rail. You can slide the front seats forward if necessary. ~ (sth) + adj. The automatic doors slid open. 2 [intransitive, transitive] to move quickly and quietly, for example in order not to be noticed; to make sth move in this way slip + adv./prep. He slid into bed. She slid out while no one was looking. ~ sth + adv./prep. The man slid the money quickly into his pocket. He slid a shy look at Claire. become lower/worse 3 [intransitive] ~ (from…) (to…) to become gradually lower or of less value Shares slid to a 10-year low. 4 [intransitive] ~ (down/into/towards sth) to move gradually into a worse situation The industry has slid into decline. They were sliding towards bankruptcy. He got depressed and began to let things slide (= failed to give things the attention they needed). noun word origin example bank becoming lower/worse 1 [countable, usually singular] a change to a lower or worse condition a downward slide in the price of oil the team's slide down the table talks to prevent a slide into civil war The economy is on the slide (= getting worse). a stock market slide on ice 2 [singular] a long, smooth movement on ice or a smooth surface skid Her car went into a slide. a front wheel slide for children 3 [countable] a structure with a steep slope that children use for sliding down to go down the slide fall of rock 4 [countable] a sudden fall of a large amount of rock or earth down a hill landslide I was afraid of starting a slide of loose stones. photograph 5 [countable] a small piece of film held in a frame that can be shown on a screen when you shine a light through it transparency a talk with colour slides computers 6 [countable] one page of an electronic presentation, that may contain text and images, that is usually viewed on a computer screen or projected onto a larger screen I'm still working on the slides for my presentation. for microscope 7 [countable] a small piece of glass that sth is placed on so that it can be looked at under a microscope part of musical instrument 8 [countable] a part of a musical instrument or other device that slides backwards and forwards for hair 9 [countable] (BrE) = hairslide |
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