to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
2.
to slip or skid.
3.
to glide or pass smoothly.
4.
to slip easily, quietly, or unobtrusively on or as if on a track, channel, or guide rail (usually fol. by in, out, away, etc.).
5.
to pass or fall gradually into a specified state, character, practice, etc.
6.
to decline or decrease: Interest rates are beginning to slide.
7.
Baseball. (of a base runner) to cast oneself, usually feet first, forward along the ground in the direction of the base being approached, to present less of a target for a baseman attempting to make a tag.
–verb (used with object)
8.
to cause to slide, slip, or coast, as over a surface or with a smooth, gliding motion.
9.
to hand, pass along, or slip (something) easily or quietly (usually fol. by in, into, etc.): to slide a note into someone's hand.
–noun
10.
an act or instance of sliding.
11.
a smooth surface for sliding on, esp. a type of chute in a playground.
12.
an object intended to slide.
13.
Geology.
a.
a landslide or the like.
b.
the mass of matter sliding down.
14.
a single transparency, object, or image for projection in a projector, as a lantern slide.
15.
Photography. a small positive color transparency mounted for projection on a screen or magnification through a viewer.
16.
a usually rectangular plate of glass on which objects are placed for microscopic examination.
17.
Furniture. a shelf sliding into the body of a piece when not in use.
18.
Music.
a.
an embellishment consisting of an upward or downward series of three or more tones, the last of which is the principal tone.
b.
a portamento.
c.
a U-shaped section of the tube of an instrument of the trumpet class, as the trombone, that can be pushed in or out to alter the length of the air column and change the pitch.
19.
a vehicle mounted on runners, for conveying loads, as of grain or wood, esp. over a level surface.
20.
(of a machine or mechanism)
a.
a moving part working on a track, channel, or guide rails.
b.
the surface, track, channel, or guide rails on which the part moves.
21.
any of various chutes used in logging, mining, or materials handling.
22.
a flat or very low-heeled, backless shoe or slipper that can be slipped on and off the foot easily.
—Idiom
23.
let slide, to allow to deteriorate, pursue a natural course, etc., without intervention on one's part: to let things slide.
[Origin: bef. 950; ME sliden (v.), OE slīdan; c. MLG slīden, MHG slīten; akin to sled]
—Related forms
slid·a·ble, adjective
slid·a·ble·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. slither. Slide,glide,slip suggest movement over a smooth surface. Slide suggests a movement of one surface over another in contact with it: to slide downhill. Glide suggests a continuous, smooth, easy, and (usually) noiseless motion: a skater gliding over the ice. To slip is to slide in a sudden or accidental way: to slip on the ice and fall.
To move over a surface while maintaining smooth continuous contact.
To coast on a slippery surface, such as ice or snow.
To pass smoothly and quietly; glide: slid past the door without anyone noticing.
To go unattended or unacted upon: Let the matter slide.
To lose a secure footing or positioning; shift out of place; slip: slid on the ice and fell.
To move downward: Prices began to slide.
To return to a less favorable or less worthy condition.
Baseball To drop down and skid into a base to avoid being put out.
v.
tr.
To cause to slide or slip: slid the glass down to the other end of the counter.
To place covertly or deftly: slid the stolen merchandise into his pocket.
n.
A sliding movement or action.
A smooth surface or track for sliding, usually inclined: a water slide.
A playground apparatus for children to slide on, typically consisting of a smooth chute mounted by means of a ladder.
A part that operates by sliding, as the U-shaped section of tube on a trombone that is moved to change the pitch.
An image on a transparent base for projection on a screen.
A small glass plate for mounting specimens to be examined under a microscope.
A fall of a mass of rock, earth, or snow down a slope; an avalanche or landslide.
Music
A slight portamento used in violin playing, passing quickly from one note to another.
An ornamentation consisting of two grace notes approaching the main note.
A small metal or glass tube worn over a finger or held in the hand, used in playing bottleneck-style guitar.
The bottleneck style of guitar playing.
[Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan.]
Synonyms: These verbs mean to move smoothly and continuously over or as if over a slippery surface. Slide usually implies rapid easy movement without loss of contact with the surface: coal that slid down a chute to the cellar. Slip is most often applied to accidental sliding resulting in loss of balance or foothold: slipped on a patch of ice. Glide refers to smooth, free-flowing, seemingly effortless movement: "four snakes gliding up and down a hollow" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
Coast applies especially to downward movement resulting from the effects of gravity or momentum: The driver let the truck coast down the incline. Skid implies an uncontrolled, often sideways sliding caused by a lack of traction: The bus skidded on wet pavement. Slither can mean to slip and slide, as on an uneven surface, often with friction and noise: "The detached crystals slithered down the rock face" (H.G. Wells).
The word can also suggest the sinuous gliding motion of a reptile: An iguana slithered across the path.
O.E. slidan "move smoothly, glide," from P.Gmc. *slidanan (cf. O.H.G. slito, Ger. Schlitten "sledge"), from PIE base *(s)lei- "slide" (cf. Lith. slystu "to glide, slide," O.C.S. sledu "track," Gk. olisthos "slipperiness," olisthanein "to slip," M.Ir. sloet "slide"). Phrase to let (something) slide is recorded from c.1386. The noun is 1570, from the verb. Meaning "picture prepared for use with a projector" is attested from 1819 (in magic lantern shows). Slider as a type of baseball pitch is recorded from 1936. Slide-rule as a calculating tool is from 1838.
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
2.
(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
3.
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" [syn: swoop]
4.
plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
5.
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
6.
a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
7.
sloping channel through which things can descend [syn: chute]
verb
1.
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: skid]
2.
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate" [syn: slither]
3.
move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler"
to (cause to) move or pass along smoothly Example: He slid the drawer open; Children must not slide in the school corridors.
Arabic:
يَنْزَلِق
Chinese (Simplified):
滑动
Chinese (Traditional):
滑動
Czech:
klouzat (se); (vy)sunout
Danish:
glide
Dutch:
(doen) glijden
Estonian:
libistama, liugu laskma
Finnish:
liukua, liu'uttaa
French:
(faire) glisser
German:
schlittern
Greek:
γλιστρώ
Hungarian:
(meg)csúszik
Icelandic:
renna
Indonesian:
meluncur
Italian:
scivolare
Japanese:
すべる
Korean:
미끄러지다; …을 미끄러지게 하다
Latvian:
slīdēt; slidināties; bīdīt
Lithuanian:
slinkti, stumti, slidinėti
Norwegian:
gli, skyve; skli, rutsje
Polish:
ślizgać (się)
Portuguese (Brazil):
escorregar
Portuguese (Portugal):
(fazer) escorregar
Russian:
скользить, плавно двигать(ся)
Slovak:
kĺzať sa, šmýkať sa; posunúť
Slovenian:
drseti
Spanish:
deslizar
Swedish:
glida (kana, rutscha), dra ut försiktigt
Turkish:
kay(dır)mak
slide2[slaid]verb
to move quietly or secretly Example: I slid hurriedly past the window; He slid the book quickly out of sight under his pillow.
Arabic:
يَتَحَرَّك بِسُرْعَه ونُعومَه
Chinese (Simplified):
偷偷地走（放）
Chinese (Traditional):
偷偷地走(放)
Czech:
(v)sunout, plížit se
Danish:
smutte
Dutch:
(doen) glijden
Estonian:
lipsama, libistama
Finnish:
pujahtaa, sujauttaa
French:
(se) glisser
German:
gleiten (lassen)
Greek:
γλιστρώ
Hungarian:
csúszik; siklik; csúsztat
Icelandic:
lauma(st)
Indonesian:
menyelinap
Italian:
far scivolare*
Japanese:
さっと動く
Korean:
살그머니 움직이다; 슬쩍 밀어넣다
Latvian:
slīdēt; slidināt
Lithuanian:
nepastebimai smukti, (pa)slinkti
Norwegian:
liste, smette
Polish:
wsunąć (się), posuwać (się), przesuwać (się)
Portuguese (Brazil):
esgueirar(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal):
deslizar
Russian:
проскользнуть; незаметно засовывать
Slovak:
zasunúť; plaziť sa
Slovenian:
zdrsniti
Spanish:
deslizarse
Swedish:
slinka, smyga, sticka, smussla
Turkish:
sıvışmak, sessizce ortadan kaybolmak
slide1[slaid]noun
an act of sliding
Arabic:
إنْزِلاق
Chinese (Simplified):
滑
Chinese (Traditional):
滑
Czech:
skluz, smyk
Danish:
skred
Dutch:
het glijden
Estonian:
libisemine
Finnish:
liukuminen
French:
glissade, *glissement
German:
das Schlittern
Greek:
γλίστρημα
Hungarian:
csúszás
Icelandic:
það að renna
Indonesian:
luncuran
Italian:
scivolata
Japanese:
ひとすべり
Korean:
미끄러짐
Latvian:
slīdēšana; slidināšanās
Lithuanian:
slinkimas, smukimas
Norwegian:
skliing, gliding; ras, skred
Polish:
ślizganie (się)
Portuguese (Brazil):
escorregamento
Portuguese (Portugal):
escorregadela
Romanian:
alunecare
Russian:
скольжение
Slovak:
kĺzanie, šmyk, šmýkanie
Slovenian:
drsenje
Spanish:
deslizamiento, desliz
Swedish:
glidning, glidande
Turkish:
kayma
slide2[slaid]noun
a slippery track, or apparatus with a smooth sloping surface, on which people or things can slide Example: The children were taking turns on the slide in the playground.
Arabic:
مِزْلَقَه
Chinese (Simplified):
滑梯
Chinese (Traditional):
滑梯
Czech:
klouzačka
Danish:
rutschebane
Dutch:
glijbaan
Estonian:
liumägi
Finnish:
liukumäki
French:
toboggan
German:
die Rutsche
Greek:
τσουλήθρα
Hungarian:
csúszda
Icelandic:
rennibraut
Indonesian:
peluncuran
Italian:
scivolo
Japanese:
すべり台
Korean:
미끄럼틀, 활강 운반 장치
Latvian:
slidkalniņš
Lithuanian:
šliuožynė
Norwegian:
sklie, rutsjebane
Polish:
ześlizg, zjeżdżalnia
Portuguese (Brazil):
escorregador
Portuguese (Portugal):
escorregadouro
Romanian:
tobogan
Russian:
ледяная дорожка, гора; детская горка
Slovak:
kĺzačka
Slovenian:
tobogan
Spanish:
tobogán
Swedish:
rutschbana, -kana
Turkish:
kaydırak
slide3[slaid]noun
a small transparent photograph for projecting on to a screen etc Example: The lecture was illustrated with slides.
Arabic:
صورَةٌ مُلَوَّنَه على زُجاج شَفّاف للفانوس السِّحْري
Chinese (Simplified):
幻灯片
Chinese (Traditional):
幻燈片
Czech:
diapozitiv
Danish:
lysbillede
Dutch:
dia
Estonian:
slaid, diapositiiv
Finnish:
diakuva
French:
diapositive
German:
das Dia
Greek:
διαφάνεια, σλάιντ
Hungarian:
dia
Icelandic:
skyggna
Indonesian:
slide
Italian:
diapositiva
Japanese:
スライド
Korean:
(환등기의) 슬라이드
Latvian:
slaids; diapozitīvs
Lithuanian:
skaidrė
Norwegian:
lysbilde
Polish:
przezrocze
Portuguese (Brazil):
diapositivo
Portuguese (Portugal):
slide
Romanian:
diapozitiv
Russian:
слайд, диапозитив
Slovak:
diapozitív
Slovenian:
diapozitiv
Spanish:
diapositiva
Swedish:
diabild
Turkish:
dia, slayt
slide4[slaid]noun
a glass plate on which objects are placed to be examined under a microscope
Arabic:
شَريحَةٌ زُجاجِيَّه للمِجْهَر
Chinese (Simplified):
（显微镜）载物片
Chinese (Traditional):
(顯微鏡)載物片
Czech:
sklíčko
Danish:
objektglas
Dutch:
objectglas
Estonian:
klaasist alus
Finnish:
objektilasi
French:
lame porte-objet
German:
der Objektträger
Greek:
πλάκα μικροσκοπίου
Hungarian:
(tárgy)lemez
Icelandic:
glerþynna undir smásjársÿni
Indonesian:
plat kaca
Italian:
vetrino
Japanese:
スライド
Korean:
(현미경의) 슬라이드
Latvian:
(mikroskopa) priekšmetstikliņš
Lithuanian:
objektinis stiklelis
Norwegian:
objekt-, *preparatglass
Polish:
szkiełko
Portuguese (Brazil):
lâmina
Portuguese (Portugal):
lamela
Romanian:
lamelă
Russian:
предметное стекло
Slovak:
sklíčko
Slovenian:
steklo pod objektivom
Spanish:
platina, portaobjetos
Swedish:
objektglas
Turkish:
lâm, mikroskop camı
slide5[slaid]noun
(alsoˈhair-slide) a (decorative) hinged fastening for the hair
A mass movement of earth, rocks, snow, or ice down a slope. Slides can be caused by an accumulation of new matter or of moisture in the overlying material, or by erosion within or below the material. They are often triggered by an earthquake or other disturbance such as an explosion.
The mass of material resulting from such a process.
Sled\, n. [Akin to D. slede, G. schlitten, OHG. slito, Icel. sle?i, Sw. sl["a]de, Dan. sl?de, and E. slide, v. See Slide, and cf. Sledge a vehicle, Sleigh.]1. A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; -- in England called sledge. 2. A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice.
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