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Definition: Meaning of, slide in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / slʌɪd /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
slide slid slid
Present Participle Third Person Singular
sliding slides
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way
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  2. [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere quietly and smoothly, or to move something in this way
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  3. [intransitive] if prices, amounts, rates etc slide, they become lower [=  drop]
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  4. [intransitive] to gradually become worse, or to begin to have a problem
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  5. let something slide to let a situation get gradually worse
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  6. let something slide spoken to ignore a mistake, problem, remark etc, without trying to improve or stop it
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slide slides
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  1. for children a large structure with steps leading to the top of a long sloping surface which children can slide down
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  2. decrease [usually singular] a decrease in prices, amounts etc
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  3. picture a small piece of film in a frame that you shine a light through to show a picture on a SCREEN or wall
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  4. getting worse [usually singular] a situation in which something gradually gets worse, or someone develops a problem
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  5. science a small piece of thin glass used for holding something that you want to look at under a MICROSCOPE
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  6. music/machine a sliding part of a machine or musical instrument, such as the U-shaped tube of a TROMBONE
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  7. movement [usually singular] a sliding movement across a surface
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  8. earth/snow a sudden fall of earth, stones, snow etc down a slope
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  9. for hair British English a small metal or plastic object that holds your hair in place
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slide used in phrases

  • hair slide (noun)
    1. British English a small attractive metal or plastic object that a woman uses to fasten her hair in place [=  barrette American English]
  • lantern slide (noun)
    1. a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
  • microscope slide (noun)
    1. a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
  • playground slide (noun)
    1. plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
  • slide action (noun)
    1. action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round
  • slide by (verb)
    1. become later by the passage of a given amount of time
  • slide down (verb)
    1. fall or sink heavily
  • slide fastener (noun)
    1. a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
  • slide projector (noun)
    1. a piece of equipment that shines a light through SLIDE s so that pictures appear on a screen or wall
  • slide rule (noun)
    1. an old-fashioned instrument used for calculating numbers, that looks like a ruler and has a middle part that slides across
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