slide
(slīd)v. slid (slĭd), slid·ing, slides
v.intr.1. a. To move over a surface while maintaining smooth continuous contact.
b. To participate in a sport that involves such movement: sliding for a medal in luge.
c. To lose a secure footing or positioning; slip: slid on the ice and fell.
d. To pass smoothly and quietly; glide: slid past the door without anyone noticing.
e. Baseball To drop down from a running into a lying or diving position when approaching a base so as to avoid being tagged out.
2. To be ignored or not dealt with; drop: Let the matter slide.
3. a. To decrease: Prices slid in morning trading.
b. To become less favorable or less desirable: Economic conditions have begun to slide.
v.tr.1. To cause to slide or slip: slid the glass down to the other end of the counter.
2. To place covertly or deftly: slid the stolen merchandise into his pocket.
n.1. A sliding movement or action.
2. a. A smooth, usually inclined surface or track for sliding: a water slide.
b. A playground apparatus for children to slide on, typically consisting of a smooth chute climbed onto by means of a ladder.
3. A part that operates by sliding, as the U-shaped section of tube on a trombone that is moved to change the pitch.
4. A period of decline or loss: "The semiconductor industry is heading for a cyclical slide" (New York Times).
5. a. An image on a transparent base for projection on a screen.
b. One of a series of images projected digitally as part of a presentation.
c. A small glass plate for mounting specimens to be examined under a microscope.
6. A fall of a mass of rock, earth, or snow down a slope; an avalanche or landslide.
7. A backless shoe with an open toe.
8. Music a. A slight portamento used in violin playing, passing quickly from one note to another.
b. An ornamentation consisting of two grace notes approaching the main note.
c. A small metal or glass tube worn over a finger or held in the hand, used in playing bottleneck-style guitar.
d. The bottleneck style of guitar playing.
[Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan.]
Synonyms: slide, slip1, glide, coast, skid
These verbs mean to move smoothly and continuously, often 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.
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slide
(slaɪd) vb,
slides,
sliding,
slid (
slɪd) ,
slid or slidden (
ˈslɪdən)
1. to move or cause to move smoothly along a surface in continual contact with it: doors that slide open; children sliding on the ice.
2. (intr) to lose grip or balance: he slid on his back.
3. (intr; usually foll by into, out of, away from, etc) to pass or move gradually and unobtrusively: she slid into the room.
4. (usually foll by: into) to go (into a specified condition) by degrees, unnoticeably, etc: he slid into loose living.
5. (foll by: in, into, etc) to move (an object) unobtrusively or (of an object) to move in this way: he slid the gun into his pocket.
6. (Classical Music) (intr) music to execute a portamento
7. let slide to allow to follow a natural course, esp one leading to deterioration: to let things slide.
n8. the act or an instance of sliding
9. a smooth surface, as of ice or mud, for sliding on
10. (Building) a construction incorporating an inclined smooth slope for sliding down in playgrounds, etc
11. (Rowing) rowing a sliding seat in a boat or its runners
12. (Biology) a thin glass plate on which specimens are mounted for microscopic study
13. (Photography) Also called: transparency a positive photograph on a transparent base, mounted in a cardboard or plastic frame or between glass plates, that can be viewed by means of a slide projector
14. (Hairdressing & Grooming) chiefly Also called: hair slide Brit an ornamental clip to hold hair in place. US and Canadian name: barrette
15. (Mechanical Engineering)
machinery a. a sliding part or member
b. the track, guide, or channel on or in which such a part slides
16. (Instruments)
music a. the sliding curved tube of a trombone that is moved in or out to allow the production of different harmonic series and a wider range of notes
b. a portamento
17. (Instruments)
music a. a metal or glass tube placed over a finger held against the frets of a guitar to produce a portamento
b. the style of guitar playing using a slide. See also
bottleneck3 18. (Geological Science)
geology a. the rapid downward movement of a large mass of earth, rocks, etc, caused by erosion, faulting, etc
b. the mass of material involved in this descent. See also
landslide [Old English slīdan; related to slidor slippery, sliderian to slither, Middle High German slīten]
ˈslidable adj
ˈslider n
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slide
(slaɪd)
v. slid (slid), slid•ing, v.i. 1. to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface.
2. to slip or skid.
3. to glide or pass smoothly.
4. to slip easily or unobtrusively on or as if on a track (usu. fol. by in, out, etc.).
5. to pass or fall gradually into a specified state, character, practice, etc.
6. to decline or decrease.
7. to pursue a natural course without intervention: to let a matter slide.
8. Baseball. (of a base runner) to cast oneself forward along the ground towards a base.
v.t. 9. to cause to slide or coast, as over a surface or with a smooth, gliding motion.
10. to hand, pass along, or slip (something) easily or quietly (usu. fol. by in, into, etc.).
n. 11. an act or instance of sliding.
12. a smooth surface for sliding on, esp. a type of chute in a playground.
13. an object intended to slide.
14. a. a landslide or the like.
b. the mass of matter sliding down.
15. a transparency, as a frame of positive film, mounted for projection on a screen or magnification through a viewer.
16. a usu. rectangular plate of glass on which objects are placed for microscopic examination.
17. a shelf sliding into the body of a piece of furniture when not in use.
18. 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. (of a machine, mechanism, or device)
a. a moving part working on a track or channel.
b. the surface, track, or channel on which the part moves.
[before 950; Middle English (v.), Old English slīdan, c. Middle Low German slīden, Middle High German slīten]
slid′a•ble, adj.
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