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verb (used without object)
1.
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 followed by in, out, away, etc.).
5.
EXPANDto pass or fall gradually into a specified state, character, practice, etc.
6.
to decline or decrease: Interest rates are beginning to slide.
7.
COLLAPSEBaseball. (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 followed by in, into, etc.): to slide a note into someone's hand.
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Slides
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
noun
Idiom10.
an act or instance of sliding.
11.
a smooth surface for sliding on, especially a type of chute in a playground.
12.
an object intended to slide.
13.
14.
EXPANDa 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, especially 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.
COLLAPSEa flat or very low-heeled, backless shoe or slipper that can be slipped on and off the foot easily.
23.
let slide, to allow to deteriorate, pursue a natural course, etc., without intervention on one's part: to let things slide.
Origin:
before 950; Middle English sliden (v.), Old English slīdan; cognate with Middle Low German slīden, Middle High German slīten; akin to sled
before 950; Middle English sliden (v.), Old English slīdan; cognate with Middle Low German slīden, Middle High German slīten; akin to sled
Related forms
slid·a·ble, adjective
slid·a·ble·ness, noun
out·slide, verb (used with object), -slid, -slid or -slid·den, -slid·ing.
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.
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.
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Word Origin & History
slide
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
EXPANDrecorded 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.
COLLAPSE
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Medical Dictionary
slide (slīd)
n.
A small glass plate for mounting specimens to be examined under a microscope.
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Science Dictionary
slide  (slīd) Pronunciation Key
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